Huawei MediaPad M3 vs Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016	Mar 27, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
€449	$559

Design

Dimensions
8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches 215.5 x 124.2 x 7.3 mm	9.4 x 6.6 x 0.29 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 7.4 mm
Weight
10.93 oz / 310.0 g	16.86 oz / 478.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Gray	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 76.48% screen-to-body	9.7-inch, 72.80% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1600px, 359 PPI	2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 950	Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2340 MHz Hurricane and Zephy
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4	PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	2GB/128GB 2GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh, Li - Polymer	8827 mAh, Li - Polymer

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Prices (MSRP)	€399

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€399

Wi-Fi only

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

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€349

Wi-Fi only

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

Links

Full specifications
Huawei MediaPad M3 Specs	Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) Specs
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