Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 61.5 | 61.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | LG |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-02-23 | 2015-05-27 |
| 8.44 x 4.75 x 0.31 inches | 8.53 x 4.98 x 0.34 inches |
| 11.61 ounces | 13.02 ounces |
| Gray, Purple, Red and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 155.00 | $ 145.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Hisilicon Kirin 910 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1600 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1,76 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-450MP4 GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 8.37 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 7.48 |
| 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 Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 360 hours standby time |
| 6.64 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M1 is a bit better than LG G Pad X 8.3, having a 61.5 score against 61.1. The Huawei MediaPad M1 body is just a little bit thinner and lighter than LG G Pad X 8.3, despite of the fact that it was released around a year before. Both tablets in this review work with Android OS, but the Huawei MediaPad M1 has an older 4.2.2 version while LG G Pad X 8.3 has Android 5.0.
LG G Pad X 8.3 features a bit sharper display than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a higher pixel density, a much better resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and a little bit larger display. Huawei MediaPad M1 has a bit more powerful processing unit than LG G Pad X 8.3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with 3 more processing cores.
LG G Pad X 8.3 captures much better pictures and videos than Huawei MediaPad M1, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the LG G Pad X 8.3 also has a back camera with a much better 8 MP resolution. LG G Pad X 8.3 counts with a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 128 GB and 16 GB internal storage capacity.
LG G Pad X 8.3 and Huawei MediaPad M1 have really similar battery performance.
Although Huawei MediaPad M1 is a better device, it is a little more expensive than LG G Pad X 8.3, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as LG G Pad X 8.3. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy Huawei MediaPad M1, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and buy the LG G Pad X 8.3, letting go a couple features and specs.
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