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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 91.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2018-06-12 | 2021-05-21 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 24.06 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Silver and Space Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | $ 1098.99 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Apple M1 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.99 |
| 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 | 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) | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.4 | 9.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 10.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) is way better than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, having a overall score of 91.1 against 75.5. Even though the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) is extremely heavier than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, it's somewhat thinner and also extremely newer. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) comes with iPadOS 14.x OS, while Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has Android 8.0 Oreo OS.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a little better hardware performance than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) also has more RAM memory. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a bit sharper display than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has much lesser pixels per display inch, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 2048 x 2732 and a really larger display.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a much better camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a back facing camera with a worse resolution, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light images and videos. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a much bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021), and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has an external SD slot that admits up to 256 GB.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a way better battery life than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 111% more battery size.
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