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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2018-09-28 | 2020-10-16 |
| 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.76 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 310.00 | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali T830 MP2 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 an overall score of 73.3, which is a bit better than the Apple iPad Air (2020)'s 71.7 score. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is a older, notably thicker and just a little heavier tablet device than Apple iPad Air (2020). Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, while Apple iPad Air (2020) has iPadOS 14.x operating system.
Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a bit better processing power than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because although it has 2 lesser processing cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. IPad Air (2020) features a better looking screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has a quite larger screen, a just a bit greater pixel number per display inch and a higher 1640 x 2360 resolution.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with much more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad Air (2020), and although they both have equal internal memory, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite also has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 256 GB. The iPad Air (2020) counts with a greater camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution and a back facing camera with lot more MP.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a really longer battery performance than iPad Air (2020).
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is not only the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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