Huawei MediaPad M3 vs Apple iPad mini (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016	Mar 18, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
€449	$679

Design

Dimensions
8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches 215.5 x 124.2 x 7.3 mm	8 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches 203.2 x 134.6 x 6.1 mm
Weight
10.93 oz (310.0 g)	10.87 oz (308.2 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 76.48% screen-to-body	7.9-inch, 70.65% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 359 PPI	2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 950	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh, Li - Polymer	5058 mAh, Li - Polymer

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal length: 32 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
Yes	1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
Yes	5.0, Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 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
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Prices (MSRP)	€399

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$529

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€399

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Weight	10.60 oz (300.5 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$399

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€349

Wi-Fi only

Weight	10.60 oz (300.5 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$549

Links

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Huawei MediaPad M3 Specs	Apple iPad mini (2019) Specs
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