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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-12 | 2016-03-31 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 15.66 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Apple A9X APL1021 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 7306mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 9.7-inch is a little bit better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8, with a general score of 80 against 75.5. Despite of the fact the iPad Pro 9.7-inch is notably older and notably heavier than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, it's construction is still thinner. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a little bit better looking screen than iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher 1600 x 2560 resolution and a better pixels density.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features just a little better hardware performance than Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because it has more RAM and a higher number of cores (and also faster). IPad Pro 9.7-inch features slightly more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB more internal memory.
The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch has a way better battery life than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 7306mAh battery capacity. IPad Pro 9.7-inch takes greater pictures and videos than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it has a camera with a lower 12 mega pixels resolution, they both have a F2.2 diafragm aperture.
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