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| Global Score | |
| 61.5 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-02-23 | 2018-06-12 |
| 8.44 x 4.75 x 0.31 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 11.61 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Gray, Purple, Red and White | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| $ 155.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Hisilicon Kirin 910 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1600 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-450MP4 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.94 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a global score of 75.5, which is a lot better than Huawei MediaPad M1's global score of 61.5. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 construction is much newer, a bit lighter and just a bit thinner than the Huawei MediaPad M1. Both tablets in this comparison include Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has the newer 8.0 Oreo version while Huawei MediaPad M1 has Android 4.2.2 version, giving you lots of additional features.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a superior processor than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores (and also faster). Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a bit better screen than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a lot higher 1600 x 2560 resolution, a little bigger display and a way better quantity of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 256 GB. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features just a little bit longer battery performance than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has 5100mAh of battery capacity.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 captures way better photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a camera in the back with a way better 13 mega-pixels resolution.
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