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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-12 | 2018-11-07 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 22.26 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gray and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Apple 7-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (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 | 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is a little bit better than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, getting an 81.1 score against 75.5. Even though the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) and the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 were only released with a few months difference, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018)'s design is way thinner but notably heavier.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) and Huawei MediaPad M5 8 both feature really similar displays, because although the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) has a way worse screen pixel density, it also counts with a really larger screen and a slightly better resolution of 2048 x 2732 pixels. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) has a bit more powerful processor than Huawei MediaPad M5 8. They have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM memory amount.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) features a greater camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a back facing camera with a lower 12 megapixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture to capture better low-light photos and videos. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much bigger storage for apps and games than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018), because it has a SD extension slot that holds up to 256 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) has a much longer battery performance than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has 9720mAh of battery capacity instead of 5100mAh.
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