Huawei MediaPad M5 8 vs Apple iPad mini (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Mar 18, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$679

Design

Dimensions
8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches 212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3 mm	8 x 5.3 x 0.24 inches 203.2 x 134.6 x 6.1 mm
Weight
11.15 oz (316.0 g)	10.87 oz (308.2 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 77.17% screen-to-body	7.9-inch, 70.65% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 359 PPI	2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 324 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
4GB/128GB 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh	5058 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 Focal length: 32 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
Yes Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0, Yes
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 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
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	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

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$529

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

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

LTE support

Data Speed	LTE

Wi-Fi only

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

Links

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