Phone · 2018

Huawei MediaPad M5 lite

Our Take

A capable phone with all-day battery — but slow 18W charging and 32GB storage show its age.

Best for Daily driver · WhatsApp · calls
Strength All-day battery (7500mAh)
Watch out 18W charging (slow), 32GB storage
Skip if You need to top up quickly between outings
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Full specifications

Display

10.1″ · IPS LCD · 1920 × 1200 · 60 Hz
Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size
10.1"
Panel type
IPS LCD
Resolution
1920 × 1200 px
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Slow for 2026
HDR
Not listed

Performance

Kirin 659 (16 nm) · 8-core 2.36 GHz · Mali-T830 MP2
Chipset
Kirin 659 (16 nm)
Current CPU tier
Unknown
CPU
8-core, 2.36 GHz
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2
Process
16 nm

Camera

8 MP main · 8 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera
8 MP
Front camera
8 MP
Video
1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

7500 mAh · 18 W wired
All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity
7500 mAh
Wired charging
18 W
Slow for 2026
Removable
No

Memory

3 GB RAM · 32 GB · expandable
Tight
RAM
3 GB
Tight for 2026
Storage
32 GB
Fills fast
Storage type
eMMC 5.1
Expandable
Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE
5G
No
4G LTE
Yes
NFC
No
Wi-Fi
Not listed
Bluetooth
4.2
USB
USB-C
3.5mm jack
Yes
IR blaster
No
SIM
1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

475 g · 7.7 mm
Height
243.4 mm
Width
162.2 mm
Thickness
7.7 mm
Weight
475 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted) · accelerometer · proximity · compass
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

vs

Apple iPhone XS

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses
182% larger battery capacity
7,500 mAh vs 2,658 mAh battery
Lower-resolution screen
IPS LCD vs OLED panel · 1920 × 1200 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution · Tradeoff: 10.1″ vs 5.8″ screen
Lower performance tier
Unknown vs Mid-range tier
Less stable camera
No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video
No NFC
No NFC vs NFC
vs

Samsung Galaxy S9

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses
150% larger battery capacity
7,500 mAh vs 3,000 mAh battery
Lower-resolution screen
IPS LCD vs Super AMOLED panel · 1920 × 1200 vs 1440 × 2960 resolution · Tradeoff: 10.1″ vs 5.8″ screen
Lower performance tier
Unknown vs Lower mid-range tier
Less stable camera
No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video
No NFC
No NFC vs NFC

Where to buy

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