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| Global Score | |
| 66.1 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 13 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2023-11-20 | 2018-06-12 |
| 10.11 x 6.63 x 0.29 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 17.28 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Glacier Blue and Interstellar Grey | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| 360 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Unisoc Tiger T616 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 7.04 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8800mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is much better than the Blackview OSCAL Pad 18, getting a 75.5 score against 66.1. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 design has the same thickness than the Blackview OSCAL Pad 18, but it's much lighter. Both of these tablets come with Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has 8.0 Oreo version while Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 has Android 13, offering a couple additional features and some performance improvements.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a much better screen than Blackview OSCAL Pad 18, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a much better number of pixels per inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px. The Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 features a slightly bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8's processing unit is very similar to the CPU in Blackview OSCAL Pad 18, and although the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 shoots much better pictures and videos than Blackview OSCAL Pad 18. Both have a back camera with a 13 MP resolution.
Blackview OSCAL Pad 18 has a much longer battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has an 8800mAh battery capacity instead of 5100mAh.
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