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| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 65.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Asus | Huawei |
| -- | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2015-07-10 | 2015-07-16 |
| 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.26 inches | 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 11.64 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 320 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3580 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset |
| 64-bit, 22 nm (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 GPU | Mali-T628 MP4 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Ni - MH Battery | 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M2 is just a bit better than the Asus ZenPad S 8.0, getting a 65.5 score against 62.2. The Huawei MediaPad M2 is a just a bit heavier and somewhat thicker tablet than the Asus ZenPad S 8.0. Huawei MediaPad M2 counts with a bit better looking screen than Asus ZenPad S 8.0, although it has a quite lower resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and a just a little lower pixel quantity in each display inch, they both have a same size display.
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 has a much greater memory to install games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M2, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 128 GB, the Asus ZenPad S 8.0 also has 64 GB internal storage. Huawei MediaPad M2 has a bit faster processing unit than Asus ZenPad S 8.0, because although it has less RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores.
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 takes a bit better photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M2. Both of them have a 8 megapixels back facing camera, the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video quality. Huawei MediaPad M2 counts with a much longer battery life than Asus ZenPad S 8.0.
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