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| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 71.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Alcatel | Huawei |
| Windows 10 | -- |
| 2017-02-27 | 2016-09-29 |
| 11.18 x 6.89 x 0.31 inches | 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches |
| 21.13 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11.6 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 190 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Celeron N3350 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Dual-Core 2400 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD 500 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| 0.66 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6900mAh Battery | 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M3 is much better than the Alcatel PLUS 12, with a 71.5 score against 58.9. Huawei MediaPad M3's design is a bit thinner and way lighter than the Alcatel PLUS 12, although both of them were released with only a couple months difference. Huawei MediaPad M3 features a brighter display than Alcatel PLUS 12, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution and a way higher screen density.
Alcatel PLUS 12 and Huawei MediaPad M3 both count with similar storage capacity for games and applications, both have a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 128 GB and equal 64 GB internal memory. The Huawei MediaPad M3 has a little faster processing unit than Alcatel PLUS 12, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Huawei MediaPad M3 also has 6 more processing cores (although they are slower).
Alcatel PLUS 12 has longer battery performance than Huawei MediaPad M3, because it has 6900mAh of battery capacity instead of 5100mAh. The Huawei MediaPad M3 shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Alcatel PLUS 12.
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