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| Global Score | |
| 65.5 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | -- |
| 2015-07-16 | 2015-07-10 |
| 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches | 8.00 x 5.30 x 0.26 inches |
| 11.64 ounces | 10.51 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 22 nm (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | PowerVR G6430 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | Ni - MH Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M2 is slightly better than Asus ZenPad S 8.0, getting a global score of 65.5 against 62.2. The Huawei MediaPad M2 body is just a little bit heavier and thicker than the Asus ZenPad S 8.0. The Huawei MediaPad M2 has a bit more vivid display than Asus ZenPad S 8.0, although it has a bit lower number of pixels per inch of screen and a quite lower 1200 x 1920 resolution, they both have a display of the same size.
The Huawei MediaPad M2 features a little better hardware performance than Asus ZenPad S 8.0, because although it has lesser RAM memory, it also counts with 4 more CPU cores. The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 features a much better storage to install applications and games than Huawei MediaPad M2, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 128 GB, the Asus ZenPad S 8.0 also has 64 GB internal memory.
The Asus ZenPad S 8.0 has a little bit better camera than Huawei MediaPad M2. They have the same video frame rates, a same resolution back-facing camera and the same 1920x1080 video quality. The Huawei MediaPad M2 has a way better battery lifetime than Asus ZenPad S 8.0.
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