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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2018-09-28 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.76 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 310.00 | $ 273.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali T830 MP2 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air is slightly better than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, having a overall score of 77.9 against 73.3. IPad Air counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system. IPad Air's construction has the same thickness than the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, but it's a little heavier.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with just a little better hardware performance than iPad Air, because although it has a 32 bits processing unit instead of 64-bits and doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with 3 GB more RAM and a larger number of cores. The Apple iPad Air has a much better display than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a just a little higher pixels number per inch in the screen.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has just a bit more memory capacity to store more apps and games than iPad Air, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Apple iPad Air takes slightly better videos and photos than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, although it has a lower video resolution and a way worse resolution camera.
The iPad Air counts with superior battery performance than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity.
The iPad Air not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper, which makes it an easy choice.
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