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| Global Score | |
| 61 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Dell | Huawei |
| Android 4.4 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 0000-00-00 | 2018-06-12 |
| 8.50 x 4.90 x 0.24 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.76 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z3580 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| 64-bit 64-bit (Quad-Core 2330 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 10.08 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.44 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 6.38 | 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 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is way better than Dell Venue 8 7840, getting a general score of 75.5 against 61. These tablets work with Android operating system, but the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has newer 8.0 Oreo version while Dell Venue 8 7840 has Android 4.4 version. Although it's the best tablet in this comparison, Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a thicker and just a bit heavier tablet than the Dell Venue 8 7840.
Dell Venue 8 7840 counts with a bit faster CPU than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit and an extra graphics processing unit. The Dell Venue 8 7840 features a slightly better looking screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 8. Both of them have a same size screen, exactly the same 2560 x 1600 resolution and the same pixels density.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features much more storage to install applications and games than Dell Venue 8 7840, because although it has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a very superior battery performance than Dell Venue 8 7840.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Dell Venue 8 7840, because it has a lot better 13 MP resolution camera.
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