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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 75.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | iOS 9.x |
| 2018-06-12 | 2015-09-09 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 10.72 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 288.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Apple A8 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Typhoon ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | PowerVR GX6450 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.19 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 5124mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad mini 4 has an overall score of 75.6, which is just a bit better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8's general score of 75.5. IPad mini 4 has iOS 9.x operating system, while Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has Android 8.0 Oreo operating system. The iPad mini 4 is an older tablet device than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8, but Apple was able to make it thinner and just a bit lighter.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a superior processing power than iPad mini 4, because it has a greater number of cores and 2 GB more RAM. The iPad mini 4 features a little more vivid display than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it has a bit lower resolution of 2048 x 1536, a bit smaller screen and a bit lower quantity of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad mini 4, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 256 GB. The Apple iPad mini 4 and Huawei MediaPad M5 8 feature quite similar battery performance, although the Apple iPad mini 4 also has 5124mAh of battery capacity against 5100mAh.
IPad mini 4 has a slightly better camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it has a tinier aperture and a way less MP resolution back facing camera.
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