Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 57.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 12, 11 |
| 2018-09-28 | 2021-09-23 |
| 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches | 10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches |
| 16.76 ounces | 18.03 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Cosmic Black and Pearl White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 310.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 11 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 485 Gold, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.36 | 3.78 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 8720mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 9.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is a lot better than the Xiaomi pad 5, having a 73.3 score against 57.7. Both devices we compare here use Android OS (operating system), but Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has the newer 8.0 Oreo version and Xiaomi pad 5 has Android 12. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is a older and just a bit thicker portable tablet than Xiaomi pad 5, but Huawei could make it just a bit lighter anyway.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has a bit smaller screen, a way lower resolution of 1920 x 1200 and a bit worse screen pixels density. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a very superior processing power than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has less RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
Xiaomi pad 5 has a much better camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video quality and a camera with a lot higher resolution. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a bit more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Xiaomi pad 5, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports up to 256 GB.
Xiaomi pad 5 counts with a little better battery life than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has an 8720mAh battery size against 7500mAh.
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