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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2018-06-12 | 2025-03-12 |
| 10.19 x 6.76 x 0.29 inches | -- |
| 17.57 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 13 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 280 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 10 is a little bit better than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), with a global score of 75.8 against 70.4. Huawei MediaPad M5 10 works with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, and iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system. Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has a much more powerful processing unit than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has an incredibly better display than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a bit smaller display. The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has a superior memory capacity for apps and games than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), and although they both have the same internal memory, the Huawei MediaPad M5 10 also has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots way better pictures and videos than Huawei MediaPad M5 10, because although it has a less MP resolution back camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better photography in poorly lited environments. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has longer battery performance than Huawei MediaPad M5 10, because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity.
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