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| Global Score | |
| 61.1 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 14 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2024-09-16 | 2018-06-12 |
| 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 19.58 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 600.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 3000 x 1920 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 290 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 735 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 6.21 | 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 + 9.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.32 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is much better than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, having a 75.5 score against 61.1. Huawei MediaPad M5 8's design is a lot lighter than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, but it is incredibly thicker and was released 6 years before. Both of these devices come with Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has 8.0 Oreo version while Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has Android 14 version, so it offers a couple nice extra features and a performance increase.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much better performing CPU than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of cores (and faster). Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a little bit better looking display than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a little bit inferior pixels number per screen inch, it also counts with a really bigger display and a better 1920 x 3000 pixels resolution.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a slightly better storage for games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Huawei MediaPad M5 8's camera is very similar to the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 one, and although the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a smaller diafragm aperture, they both have a 13 mega-pixels resolution camera.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a much better battery life than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 10050mAh battery capacity.
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