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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2018-06-12 | 2012-03-07 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and White |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a score of 75.5, which is a bit better than the Apple iPad 3's score of 71.1. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a extremely newer tablet, and it is also lighter and notably thinner than Apple iPad 3. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 works with Android 8.0 Oreo OS, while Apple iPad 3 works with iOS 6.1 OS.
The Apple iPad 3 has a bit better screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a much worse screen pixel density and a little bit lower resolution of 1536 x 2048, it also counts with a bigger screen. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much better memory to install applications and games than Apple iPad 3, because it has more internal storage capacity and an external SD slot that holds up to 256 GB.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a quite better performance than iPad 3, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a higher number of cores. Apple iPad 3 has a very superior battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 127 percent more battery size. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 captures clearer pictures and videos than iPad 3, because it has a larger diafragm aperture to take better captures in low-light situations and a camera with a much higher resolution.
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