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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| HarmonyOS | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-07-06 | 2018-06-12 |
| 9.69 x 6.26 x 0.28 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Dark Blue and White | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 280 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7250mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 8.48 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a score of 75.5, which is a little bit better than the Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021)'s overall score of 74.8. Even though Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is incredibly older and just a bit thicker than Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021), it's design is still incredibly lighter. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, while Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) counts with HarmonyOS operating system.
Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) features a bit better processing power than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a bit sharper screen than Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021), because although it has a really smaller display, and they both have the same exact 1600 x 2560 resolution, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also counts with more pixels per inch in the display.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a little bit better camera than Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not so good for low-light images, it also counts with a back facing camera with lot more mega pixels. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021), and although they both have the same internal storage, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) features a much longer battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has 7250mAh of battery capacity.
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