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| Global Score | |
| 61.5 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 4.2.2 | Windows RT |
| 2014-02-23 | 2012-06-18 |
| 8.44 x 4.75 x 0.31 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 11.61 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| Gray, Purple, Red and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 155.00 | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Hisilicon Kirin 910 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1600 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-450MP4 GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 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 | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 4.29 |
| 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 | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M1 has a score of 61.5, which is a bit better than Microsoft Surface RT's overall score of 58.4. The Huawei MediaPad M1 has Android 4.2.2 operating system, while Microsoft Surface RT works with Windows RT operating system. The Huawei MediaPad M1 construction is newer, somewhat thinner and incredibly lighter than Microsoft Surface RT.
Huawei MediaPad M1 counts with a more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a much smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1280 x 800px, it also counts with a higher screen pixels density. Microsoft Surface RT has a very superior memory to install applications and games than Huawei MediaPad M1, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
Microsoft Surface RT counts with a little faster processor than Huawei MediaPad M1, and although they both have 4 cpu cores, the Microsoft Surface RT also has an additional GPU and 1 GB more RAM memory. Huawei MediaPad M1 features a much better battery duration than Microsoft Surface RT. Huawei MediaPad M1 counts with a way better camera than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rate, the Huawei MediaPad M1 also has a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back.
Huawei MediaPad M1 is more expensive than the Microsoft Surface RT, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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