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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 84.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2018-06-12 | 2020-03-25 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 22.61 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Silver and Space gray |
| 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 A12Z 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 | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.72 |
| 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 + 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 |
| 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
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a score of 84.6, which is much better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8's global score of 75.5. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with iPadOS 13.x OS, and Huawei MediaPad M5 8 works with Android 8.0 Oreo OS. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020)'s body is newer and extremely thinner, but much heavier than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 and the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) feature really similar displays, because although the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a lot lower display pixel density, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 2048 x 2732 and a really larger screen. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features a bit superior CPU than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) shoots greater videos and photos than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a lesser mega pixels camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger aperture.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features a much better battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 91 percent bigger battery size.
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