Huawei MediaPad M3 vs Apple iPad 9.7-inch Specs Comparison

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Huawei MediaPad M3
Huawei MediaPad M3 Apple iPad 9.7-inch
Released · Sep 29, 2016
Released · Mar 24, 2017
8.4-inch · 2560x1600px
9.7-inch · 2048x1536px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
2GB
5100 mAh
8827 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016 Mar 21, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
4GB/32GB - $349
4GB/64GB - $449
$559

Design

Dimensions
8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches
215.5 x 124.2 x 7.3 mm
9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 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, 71.65% 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 A9 APL0898 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
Dual-core
1850 MHz
Twiste
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4 PowerVR GT7600
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/32GB
2GB (LPDDR4)
2GB/32GB
2GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.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
Pixel size: 1.1 μm
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
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 6, 8 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Prices (MSRP) €399
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) $459
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) €399
Memory 32GB
Weight 16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Prices (MSRP) $329
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) €349
Memory 128GB
Weight 16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Prices (MSRP) $429
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