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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Chrome OS | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-11-22 | 2018-06-12 |
| 11.45 x 7.95 x 0.28 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 25.79 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Blue | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1599.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2000 x 3000 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 293 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 8500Y chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.46 | 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 | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel Slate is a little bit better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8, having a 79.3 score against 75.5. Google Pixel Slate counts with Chrome OS operating system, and Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has Android 8.0 Oreo operating system. Google Pixel Slate's design is a little bit thinner but way heavier than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8, and both of them were released with only 5 months difference.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a bit better processor than Google Pixel Slate, because although it has 12 GB less RAM, it also counts with more cores. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a little more vivid display than Google Pixel Slate, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit greater number of pixels in each inch of screen.
The Google Pixel Slate captures a bit better photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a way less mega pixels back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture. The Google Pixel Slate counts with a little bit more storage to store more games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB more internal storage.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a very superior battery lifetime than Google Pixel Slate.
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