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| Global Score | |
| 65.5 | 61.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Asus |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | -- |
| 2015-07-16 | 2016-06-23 |
| 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches | 8.08 x 5.37 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.64 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 324 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 8956 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 510 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4680mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M2 is slightly better than the Asus ZenPad Z8, having a general score of 65.5 against 61.9. The Huawei MediaPad M2 is a better tablet than Asus ZenPad Z8, we must highlight that it's also older, just a bit thicker and a little heavier. The Huawei MediaPad M2 has a slightly better looking screen than Asus ZenPad Z8, because although it has a little worse pixels density and a quite lower resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels, it also counts with a bit bigger display.
The Huawei MediaPad M2 counts with a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than Asus ZenPad Z8, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 128 GB, the Huawei MediaPad M2 also has 32 GB internal storage. The Huawei MediaPad M2 counts with a bit better processing power than Asus ZenPad Z8, because it has a greater amount of RAM and a higher number of faster cores.
The Asus ZenPad Z8 captures much clearer videos and photos than Huawei MediaPad M2. Both of them have the same video frame rate, the same video resolution and a same resolution back camera. Huawei MediaPad M2 has a little better battery performance than Asus ZenPad Z8, because it has a 4800mAh battery size instead of 4680mAh.
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