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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Chrome OS | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-11-22 | 2018-09-28 |
| 11.45 x 7.95 x 0.28 inches | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 25.79 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| Blue | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 1599.00 | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2000 x 3000 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 293 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 8500Y chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Mali T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Google Pixel Slate has a general score of 79.3, which is a bit better than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite's 73.3 score. Even though the Google Pixel Slate and the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite were only released with a couple of months difference, the Google Pixel Slate construction is just a little bit thinner but heavier than the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite. Google Pixel Slate comes with Chrome OS OS, and Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has Android 8.0 Oreo OS.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a quite better hardware performance than Google Pixel Slate, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of cores. Google Pixel Slate has a much better display than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has a way better 3000 x 2000 resolution, a bigger display and a better display density.
The Google Pixel Slate shoots better photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite. Both have a 8 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same video quality. Google Pixel Slate features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a really longer battery performance than Google Pixel Slate.
Although Google Pixel Slate is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy Google Pixel Slate, otherwise you can save some dollars and get the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, resigning a couple specifications.
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