We are back again with another comparison for you guys. After dominating the budget smartphone market, now Chinese players like Honor and Huawei wants to dominate the budget tablet market also. Today we will compare the Honor Pad 5 10.1 and Huawei Mediapad T5 from every possible aspect to know which one is better for choice.
Key Specification
| Pad 5 10.1 | Mediapad T5 | |
| Released | 2019, June | 2018, August |
| Chipset | Kirin 659 | Kirin 659 |
| Display | 10.1 inches | 10.1 inches |
| Memory | 64GB | 32 GB |
| Camera | 5 MP | 5 MP |
| Fingerprint Sensor | – | – |
Design
| Pad 5 10.1 | Mediapad T5 | |
| Dimensions | 243 x 164 x 7.8 mm | 243 x 164 x 7.8 mm |
| Weight | – | 460 g |
| Screen Size | 10.1 inches | 10.1 inches |
| Color | Glacial Blue | Black, Champagne Gold |
| Display Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Build Material | Aluminum frame | Aluminum frame |
Starting with the Huawei Mediapad T5, in terms of design, you will be immediately noted that it is very similar to one of its predecessors as with the t3 10. It got a metal back however there’s a plastic bar at the top for the antennas and the frame is made of half metal and half plastic. Huawei is offering this tablet in two colors called black and champagne gold. It is not the thinnest at 7.8 millimeters but then also it is still thin enough at this price point that goes for the weight of 160 grams as well because of the metal back it does not feel cheap. But it’s not as premium feeling as an iPad either well it seems to be weathered it is charged using a micro-USB port so there’s no type-c connector using an adapter you can connect accessories like an external hard disc and additionally the media devices. A headphone jack and a micro SD card slot on the right side there are the volume controls and the power buttons there are two speakers on the bottom. But that’s not an ideal position because you can cover them easily while lying on a bed or sofa and having the tablet on your belly.
Now we talk about the design of the Honor Pad 5 10.1, When you look at the Honor Pad 5 10.1 for the first time and taking in hands, you will observe that this is a lightweight tablet that has a thin body. At the front, it gets a 10.1-inch 1920 x 1200 screen. The fingerprint scanner is situated below the display. Usually, it utilizes asymmetrical design and that seems pretty simple yet smart. The body dimensions of the Honor Pad 5 are 243×164×7.8mm. The metal body of the all-aluminum alloy draws a much texture to the entire device. At the right side, there are the volume rocker and the power button. On the left, you will get the 3.5mm headphone jack, the SIM / SD card slot, plus a micro USB charging port. The LTE variant of the Honor Pad 5 supports the contemporary insertion of the micro SD card.
Performance
| Pad 5 10.1 | Mediapad T5 | |
| Processor | Octa-core (4×2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) | Octa-core (4×2.36 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4×1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) |
| GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 | Mali-T830 MP2 |
| RAM | 4GB | 3GB |
| Internal storage | 64GB | 32GB |
| Storage expansion | Up to 256 | Up To 256 |
| OS | Android 8.0 | Android 8.0 |
Mediapad T5 is powered by a high KIRIN 659 octa-core processor which was developed by Huawei itself, it’s an optical shop with eight cortex a53 chords which are clocked at 1.7 to 2.3 gigahertz. It gets 16 GB of internal storage or 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage. The system performance of security is good enough for almost everything and that is what my benchmark tests show as well in Geek bench gets around 960 and 3700 points, in antutu it gets a result of over 86,000 with these scores. It is much faster than tablets from last year that cost between 200 and 300 US dollars and it is faster than the new and him much pricier Samsung Galaxy Tab a 10.5. For your everyday use, the performance will be good enough to Chrome YouTube and similar apps run without any problems that include Microsoft Word and the split-screen view you can open and use two apps without any issues.
The Honor Pad 5 is coupled with a Kirin 659 64-bit octa-core processor. In AnTuTu, the Honor Pad 5 records 78,769 points. It is deserving stating the Honor Pad 5 is the first tablet that gets GPU Turbo technology. It will also provide you good image quality and high frame rate mode. The full-frame rate will stay at around 50 frames. So you will hardly appear a little bit stuck while gaming. In that mode, the game experience is not so great, but it will however run smoothly.
Camera
| Pad 5 10.1 | Mediapad T5 | |
| Rear | 5 MP | 5 MP |
| Front | 2 MP | 2 MP |
| Video recording | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps |
Both devices get the same camera set up at the front and rear. At the front, both tablets get a 2 MP camera and at the rear, both devices get a 5 MP camera. The camera performance of both of the devices is decent, not so good but it is functional and sometimes may be handy.
Multimedia
| Pad 5 10.1 | Mediapad T5 | |
| Headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
| Loudspeaker | Yes | Yes |
| Audio Features | – | – |
the sound quality of Mediapad T5 is certainly good enough it’s fine for watching YouTube and listening to some music yes these are not the best speakers but for better ones, you usually have to invest a bit more. On the other hand, Honor Pad 5 10.1 gets a two-speaker configuration, because of Harman Kardon Gold ear tuning, and Hissen5.0 sound field technology the sound quality is good as MT5. Also, both devices get a 3.5 mm headphone jack which convenient for connecting media devices.
Battery Life
| Pad 5 10.1 | Mediapad T5 | |
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 5100 mAh battery |
| Type | Non-removable Li-Po | Non-removable Li-Po |
| Quick Charging | – | – |
| User Replaceable | No | No |
Both of the devices offer a 5100 mAh Li-Poly battery which can provide you a good battery life of 6 hours which is good at this price point. Also, both devices use the micro USB cable for the charging but won’t get any option of quick charge.
Connectivity
|  | Pad 5 10.1 | Mediapad T5 |
| SIM | Nano-SIM | Nano-SIM |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Wifi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| Sensors | Accelerometer | Accelerometer |
Here also both of the devices are the same in terms of connectivity options. Both devices work with Bluetooth 4.2, but if they give 5.0 then definitely you would get a good strong connection. Both devices support 4G network connectivity for in-built network connectivity which gets the option of insertion of the nano-SIM card.
Which is better!
Both of these devices are pretty similar in terms of design, built quality, feature, and battery life and also have very little price difference. But the performance of the Honor Pad 5 10.1 is somewhat better than the Mediapad T5, so we suggest you to go for the Honor Pad 5 10.1.
