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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2018-06-12 | -- |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 9.27 | 5.85 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Dual SIM |
| 5.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 much better than iPad mini (A17 Pro), with a score of 75.5 against 63.3. Even being the best portable tablet we are comparing here, Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a somewhat thicker and just a little heavier portable tablet than the iPad mini (A17 Pro). Huawei MediaPad M5 8 comes with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, while iPad mini (A17 Pro) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system.
The iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a little bit better looking display than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it has a little lower 1488 x 2266px resolution, a little smaller display and a bit lower pixels number per inch of screen. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with much more memory for applications and games than iPad mini (A17 Pro), and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 256 GB.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much faster CPU than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has a greater number of cores. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro). IPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a much better camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it has a camera with lesser mega-pixels resolution.
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