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| Global Score | |
| 61.5 | 65.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2014-02-23 | 2015-07-16 |
| 8.44 x 4.75 x 0.31 inches | 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 11.61 ounces | 11.64 ounces |
| Gray, Purple, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| $ 155.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Hisilicon Kirin 910 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1600 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-450MP4 GPU | Mali-T628 MP4 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.5 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M2 is slightly better than the Huawei MediaPad M1, having a 65.5 score against 61.5. The Huawei MediaPad M2 construction has the same thickness than the Huawei MediaPad M1, but it's a bit heavier. Both tablets in this comparison work with Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei MediaPad M2 has a more recent 5.1 Lollipop version and Huawei MediaPad M1 has Android 4.2.2.
Huawei MediaPad M2 counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei MediaPad M1, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Huawei MediaPad M2 also has a lot higher 1200 x 1920 resolution and a higher pixel quantity per screen inch. The Huawei MediaPad M2 has a little faster processing unit than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has more RAM memory and a greater number of faster cores.
Huawei MediaPad M2 features a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has 32 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that holds up to 128 GB. Huawei MediaPad M2 has a battery life that's very similar to the battery duration in Huawei MediaPad M1.
Huawei MediaPad M2 captures a bit better photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M1, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Huawei MediaPad M2 also has a back facing camera with a much better resolution.
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