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| Global Score | |
| 54.5 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 4.0.3 | Windows RT |
| 2012-07-25 | 2012-06-18 |
| 7.60 x 4.72 x 0.43 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 13.05 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 170 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| -- | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 7.83 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP + 0.30 MP | 1.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 4.29 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 3.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4100mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface RT is just a bit better than Huawei MediaPad 7 Lite, getting a overall score of 58.4 against 54.5. Although the Microsoft Surface RT and Huawei MediaPad 7 Lite were only released 1 months apart, the Microsoft Surface RT design is thinner but noticeably heavier. Microsoft Surface RT works with Windows RT OS, while Huawei MediaPad 7 Lite comes with Android 4.0.3 OS.
Huawei MediaPad 7 Lite has a bit sharper display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a really smaller display and a way worse 600 x 1024 resolution, it also counts with a little higher pixel count per inch of display. The Microsoft Surface RT has a lot bigger storage to install games and applications than Huawei MediaPad 7 Lite, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage.
Microsoft Surface RT counts with a faster CPU than Huawei MediaPad 7 Lite, because it has an additional graphics processor, a larger number of cores and a greater amount of RAM. The Huawei MediaPad 7 Lite captures a lot better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a way higher resolution camera.
Huawei MediaPad 7 Lite features a very superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface RT.
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