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| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Huawei |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-09-30 | 2018-06-12 |
| 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.97 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Orange and Pink | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.5 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5100mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a lot better than the Amazon Fire HD 8, getting a overall score of 75.5 against 54.1. Both of these tablets come with Android OS, but Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a newer 8.0 Oreo version and Amazon Fire HD 8 has Android 5.0 Lollipop version, so it gives a couple nice extra features and improved performance. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 design is incredibly newer and just a bit thinner, but a bit heavier than Amazon Fire HD 8.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a lot better screen than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a little bigger display, a much better 1600 x 2560 resolution and a way higher pixels density. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a more powerful processing unit than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a SD memory slot that admits up to 256 GB and 112 GB more internal memory. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Amazon Fire HD 8. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a back camera with much more MP.
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