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| Global Score | |
| 71.2 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 13 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2023-11-20 | 2018-06-12 |
| 10.93 x 6.82 x 0.31 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 22.29 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Glacier Blue, Space Grey and Turquoise Green | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2000 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 194 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| 350 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G99 MT6789 (6 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2200 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 18.62 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 7.15 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8800mAh Nano SIM Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a little bit better than the Blackview Tab 18, having a general score of 75.5 against 71.2. These tablets work with Android OS, but Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has the newer 8.0 Oreo version and Blackview Tab 18 has Android 13 version, so it provides you some additional features. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is an noticeably older tablet device than the Blackview Tab 18, but Huawei made it just a bit thinner and a lot lighter.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a brighter screen than Blackview Tab 18, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a better 1600 x 2560px resolution and a much greater pixel count per screen inch. Blackview Tab 18 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Blackview Tab 18 also has more RAM memory.
Blackview Tab 18 has a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB and more internal storage capacity. The Blackview Tab 18 has a very superior battery performance than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has an 8800mAh battery size.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 shoots better videos and photos than Blackview Tab 18, although it has a lower resolution camera.
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