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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2018-06-12 | 2020-10-16 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.26 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| 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 | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 8 is a bit better than iPad Air (2020), having a 75.5 score against 71.7. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 construction is incredibly lighter than iPad Air (2020), although it's thicker and was released many years before. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 comes with Android 8.0 Oreo OS, while iPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x OS.
Apple iPad Air (2020) features a quite superior hardware performance than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processor. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a little bit better screen than iPad Air (2020), because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a greater display pixels density and a little higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much better memory for games and applications than Apple iPad Air (2020), because it has 64 GB more internal storage capacity and a SD card slot that admits up to 256 GB. IPad Air (2020) features a greater camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a lower resolution back camera, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light images and video.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a way better battery duration than iPad Air (2020).
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