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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-12 | 2019-09-25 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.29 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 17.39 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 559.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 8827mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 10.2-inch is slightly better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8, getting a global score of 79.3 against 75.5. The iPad 10.2-inch is a extremely heavier tablet than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, but both of them have the same thickness. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a bit better looking display than Apple iPad 10.2-inch, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater amount of pixels per inch of screen and a quite better 1600 x 2560px resolution.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than iPad 10.2-inch, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a SD extension slot that holds up to 256 GB. The iPad 10.2-inch has a processor that is just as good as Huawei MediaPad M5 8's CPU, although the iPad 10.2-inch has an inferior number of cores and lesser RAM.
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch has a superior battery life than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 73% larger battery capacity. The iPad 10.2-inch features a slightly better camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it has a smaller camera aperture and a much lower resolution back-facing camera.
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