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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-12 | 2019-03-18 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 16.37 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 779.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2224 x 1668 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 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 9.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2019) is better than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, getting a general score of 85.9 against 75.5. The iPad Air (2019) construction is newer and somewhat thinner, but also heavier than Huawei MediaPad M5 8. The iPad Air (2019) has a more powerful CPU than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has 1 GB less RAM memory, and they both have 8 cores, the iPad Air (2019) also counts with a 64-bit processor.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a little sharper display than Apple iPad Air (2019), because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better 1600 x 2560px resolution and a better pixels amount in each inch in the display. IPad Air (2019) features a bit bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
IPad Air (2019) counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has an 8134mAh battery size instead of 5100mAh. IPad Air (2019) shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it has a camera with a much lower 8 MP resolution and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for low-light photos and videos.
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