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Apple iPad mini 2
128 GBA1490, A1491, A1489
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2018-06-12 | 2013-10-22 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 12.03 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 6471mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 7.92 |
| 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
Apple iPad mini 2 is a bit better than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, having a 77.2 score against 75.5. The Apple iPad mini 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has Android 8.0 Oreo OS. Although it's the best tablet in our current comparison, Apple iPad mini 2 is a older, just a bit heavier and just a bit thicker tablet than Huawei MediaPad M5 8.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has just a little better performance than iPad mini 2, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit and a 32-bit processing unit instead of 64-bits, it also counts with more cpu cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. IPad mini 2 counts with a bit sharper screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it has a bit worse screen density, a quite smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels.
IPad mini 2's camera is just as good as Huawei MediaPad M5 8's camera, although the iPad mini 2 has a camera in the back with lot less mega-pixels and a smaller aperture which is not recommended for shooting images or videos in low-light environments. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a very superior storage for games and applications than iPad mini 2, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 256 GB.
Apple iPad mini 2 features longer battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 6471mAh battery size against 5100mAh.
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