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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | iOS 8.x |
| 2018-09-28 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.76 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| $ 310.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1536 x 2048 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 A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali T830 MP2 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.82 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 8.47 |
| 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 | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 2 is a bit better than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, having a 79.3 score against 73.3. Apple iPad Air 2 is an much older tablet device than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, but it is a lot thinner and a little bit lighter anyway. Apple iPad Air 2 works with iOS 8.x OS, and Huawei MediaPad M5 lite works with Android 8.0 Oreo OS.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a little better processing power than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bits processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with more RAM and a greater number of cores. The iPad Air 2 has a more vivid display than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit higher pixels amount in each screen inch and a quite better 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution.
The Apple iPad Air 2 features a superior camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite. Both have the same 1920x1080 video definition, the same resolution back-facing camera and the same 30 fps video frame rate. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a slightly better memory for applications and games than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds up to 256 GB.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with just a little bit longer battery life than iPad Air 2, because it has a 2 percent greater battery size.
Apple iPad Air 2 is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheaper than the other tablet, which makes it an easy decision.
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