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| Global Score | |
| 57.7 | 71.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android 12, 11 | -- |
| 2021-09-23 | 2016-09-29 |
| 10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches | 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches |
| 18.03 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| Cosmic Black and Pearl White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 274 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Kryo 485 Gold, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 3.78 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.46 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8720mAh Battery | 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.44 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M3 has an overall score of 71.5, which is much better than the Xiaomi pad 5's 57.7 overall score. The Huawei MediaPad M3 is a older and just a little bit thicker tablet than the Xiaomi pad 5, but Huawei was able to make it noticeably lighter anyway. The Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a much better performing CPU than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The Huawei MediaPad M3 features a better looking screen than Xiaomi pad 5, because although it has a much smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 1600 x 2560 resolution, the Huawei MediaPad M3 also counts with a higher count of pixels per inch in the display. Xiaomi pad 5 has a slightly bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M3, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Xiaomi pad 5 has a way better battery life than Huawei MediaPad M3, because it has 8720mAh of battery capacity. Xiaomi pad 5 takes way better pictures and videos than Huawei MediaPad M3, because it has a camera with a way higher resolution.
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