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Huawei MatePad 10.8 vs Xiaomi Pad 5

What MatePad 10.8 does better (7) and where Pad 5 wins (8) — every spec side by side.

Huawei MatePad 10.8
Huawei · 2020MatePad 10.8
6.2Score
7 advantages≈ $320
vs
Xiaomi Pad 5
Xiaomi · 2021Pad 5
6.4Score
8 advantages≈ $380
Higher score
6.4Display7.1
6.3Performance4.7
4.4Battery7.0
4.7Memory & storage4.8
8.2Features4.5
Dimensions

Size comparison

MatePad 10.8Pad 5
170 × 2577.2166.3 × 254.76.9
MatePad 10.8Pad 5Difference
Height257 mm254.7 mm+2.3 mm
Width170 mm166.3 mm+3.7 mm
Thickness7.2 mm6.9 mm+0.3 mm
Weight500 g511 g−11 g

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is MatePad 10.8 better than Pad 5?

  1. Cellular (LTE)Yes · Pad 5: No
  2. Memory card slotYes · Pad 5: No
  3. GPSYes · Pad 5: No
  4. 3.5 mm headphone jackYes · Pad 5: No
  5. Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6 vs Wi-Fi 5+20%
  6. Weight500 g vs 511 g+2%
  7. Pixel density280 ppi vs 274 ppi+2%

Why is Pad 5 better than MatePad 10.8?

  1. Refresh rate60 Hz vs 120 Hz2×
  2. Battery capacity7,500 mAh vs 8,720 mAh+16%
  3. Wired charging18 W vs 33 W+83%
  4. Storage (base)64 GB vs 128 GB2×
  5. Max video1080p vs 4K
  6. CPU frequency2.86 GHz vs 2.96 GHz+3%
  7. Screen-to-body ratio77.4% vs 82.8%+7%
  8. Thickness7.2 mm vs 6.9 mm+4%
Specifications

Side by side

Xiaomi Pad 5Xiaomi Pad 5≈ $3806.4
Design
Weight500 g511 g
Thickness7.2 mm6.9 mm
Height257 mm254.7 mm
Width170 mm166.3 mm
Frame—Aluminium
Back—Plastic
ColoursGold, Gray, BlackCosmic Gray, Pearl White, Green
Display
Screen size10.8″11″
PanelIPS LCDIPS LCD
OLED panelNoNo
Resolution (short side)1,600 px1,600 px
Resolution (long side)2,560 px2,560 px
Pixel density280 ppi274 ppi
Refresh rate60 Hz120 Hz
Measured brightness—478 nits
Screen-to-body ratio77.4%82.8%
HDR—Yes
Performance
ChipsetKirin 990Qualcomm Snapdragon 860
Chip makerKirinQualcomm
Process7 nm7 nm
CPU cores88
CPU frequency2.86 GHz2.96 GHz
GPUMali-G76 MP16Adreno 640
AnTuTu score—473,819
Geekbench 6 (multi-core)—2,583
Memory
RAM6 GB6 GB
Storage (max)256 GB256 GB
Storage (base)64 GB128 GB
Storage type—UFS 3.1
Memory card slotYesNo
Battery
Battery capacity7,500 mAh8,720 mAh
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Po
Wired charging18 W33 W
Wireless chargingNoNo
Connectivity
Cellular (LTE)YesNo
eSIMNoNo
Dual SIMNoNo
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.15
USBUSB Type-C 2.0USB Type-C
USB version2—
NFCNoNo
GPSYesNo
Features
Stylus supportYesYes
Stereo speakersYesYes
Loudspeaker loudness—-24.4 LUFS
3.5 mm headphone jackYesNo
Fingerprint sensorFront / Home button—
SensorsFingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compassAccelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Cameras
Rear camera13 MP13 MP
Rear camera aperturef/1.8f/2
Rear cameras11
Ultra-wide cameraNoNo
Optical stabilisationNoNo
Max video1080p4K
4K video frame rate—30 fps
Front camera8 MP8 MP
4K front-camera videoNoNo
Software
OS at launchAndroid 10Android 11
PlatformAndroidAndroid
InterfaceEMUI 10.1MIUI 14
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