Huawei MediaPad M5 8 vs Apple iPad mini (6th Gen) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Sep 14, 2021

Design

Dimensions
8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches 212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3 mm	7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
11.15 oz (316.0 g)	10.34 oz (297.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Gray	Space Gray, Pink, Purple, Starlight

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 77.17% screen-to-body	8.3-inch, 77.41% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 60Hz, HDR, 500 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 359 PPI	2266x1488px, 327 PPI
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Yes
Memory
4GB/128GB 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh	5078 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 1min

Gaming

6h 59min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
	Quad LED
Video recording
Yes Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
8 MP	12 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
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
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
	1, 3, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	10.34 oz (293.0 g)

LTE support

Data Speed	LTE

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