Huawei MediaPad M5 10 vs Apple iPad Air (2020) Specs Comparison

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Huawei MediaPad M5 10	Apple iPad Air (2020)
Released · Jun 12, 2018	Released · Oct 16, 2020
10.8-inch	10.9-inch
Single camera	Single camera
4GB · 128GB	64GB
7500 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
10.19 x 6.76 x 0.29 inches 258.7 x 171.8 x 7.3 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
17.57 oz (498.0 g)	16.23 oz (460.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue

Display

Size
10.8-inch	10.9-inch
Resolution
1600x2560px, 16:10 ratio, 280 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
76.10 %	81.23 %
Peak brightness
	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 3100 MHz Firestorm and Icestorm
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
4GB
Internal storage
128GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Capacity
7500 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8
Video recording
Yes Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
8 MP	7 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD)
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)
3G
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 729
In The Box
9V 2A travel charger, Type-C charging/data cable, USB Type-C to 3.5 mm headset jack adapter cable	USB‑C Charge Cable (1 meter), 20W USB‑C Power Adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Sep 15, 2020

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage


Internal storage	64GB

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 879

with 32 GB storage


Internal storage	32GB

Wi-Fi only


Weight	16.16 oz (458.0 g)
MSRP	$ 599


Internal storage	64GB
Features	Stylus

Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
Weight	16.16 oz (458.0 g)
MSRP	$ 749

LTE support


Data Speed	LTE

LTE support


Internal storage	64GB
Features	Stylus
Data Speed	LTE

Links

Full specifications
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