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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2018-09-28 | 2025-03-12 |
| 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 16.76 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 310.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 13 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali T830 MP2 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a general score of 73.3, which is slightly better than the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s overall score of 70.4. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, while iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a much better performing processing unit than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a way better looking display than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller screen. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a bit bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 256 GB.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) captures greater photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has a much higher video resolution and a way better 12 megapixels resolution camera in the back. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has better battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has a 9705mAh battery size against 7500mAh.
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