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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-12 | 2018-03-27 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 559.00 |
| 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 | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| 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 |
| 7.92 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer 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
IPad 9.7-inch (2018) is just a bit better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8, getting a 77 score against 75.5. IPad 9.7-inch (2018)'s construction has the same thickness than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, but it's incredibly heavier. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a bit more vivid screen than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a better screen density.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a bit better performance than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a really longer battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has 8827mAh of battery capacity instead of 5100mAh. IPad 9.7-inch (2018) shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it has a back camera with a lot worse resolution and a smaller aperture which is not recommended for low light captures and video.
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