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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Apple |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2018-09-28 | 2019-03-18 |
| 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.76 ounces | 10.87 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 310.00 | $ 679.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali T830 MP2 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.36 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 32.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 5058mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad mini (2019) is much better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, with an 85.9 score against 73.3. The iPad mini (2019) counts with iPadOS 13.x OS, and Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has Android 8.0 Oreo OS. Even though the iPad mini (2019) and Huawei MediaPad M5 lite were only released 6 months apart, the iPad mini (2019) is extremely thinner and much lighter.
Apple iPad mini (2019) has a better screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better 1536 x 2048 resolution and a greater count of pixels per inch of screen. The Apple iPad mini (2019) has a better processing unit than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Apple iPad mini (2019) also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
IPad mini (2019) counts with a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a much better battery lifetime than iPad mini (2019), because it has a 7500mAh battery size against 5058mAh.
IPad mini (2019) shoots much better photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same resolution camera, the iPad mini (2019) also has faster 120 fps video frame rate.
The Apple iPad mini (2019) is way more expensive than the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, but it's still a great deal, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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