Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) vs Huawei MediaPad M5 lite Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018	Sep 28, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$559

Design

Dimensions
9.4 x 6.6 x 0.29 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 7.4 mm	9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches 243.4 x 162.2 x 7.7 mm
Weight
16.86 oz (478.0 g)	16.76 oz (475.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Gold, Gray

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.80% screen-to-body	10.1-inch, 74.89% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	1200x1920px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2340 MHz Hurricane and Zephy	Octa-core 2400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus	Mali T830 MP2
Memory
2GB/128GB 2GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x)	Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
8827 mAh, Li - Polymer	7500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4	8 MP (Autofocus)
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2, Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	6, 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

Wi-Fi only

Memory	32GB
Weight	16.54 oz (469.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$329

Wi-Fi only

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.54 oz (469.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$429

Links

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Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) Specs	Huawei MediaPad M5 lite Specs
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