Huawei MediaPad M5 8 vs Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Mar 27, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$559

Design

Dimensions
8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches 212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3 mm	9.4 x 6.6 x 0.29 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 7.4 mm
Weight
11.15 oz / 316.0 g	16.86 oz / 478.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Gray	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 77.17% screen-to-body	9.7-inch, 72.80% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 359 PPI	2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)	Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2340 MHz Hurricane and Zephy
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus
Memory
4GB/128GB 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	2GB/128GB 2GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh	8827 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4
Video recording
Yes Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 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
Type-C	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
No 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
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB

Wi-Fi only

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

LTE support

Data Speed	LTE

Wi-Fi only

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

Links

Full specifications
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 Specs	Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) Specs
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