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| Global Score | |
| 65.5 | 59.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 5.1, 5.0, 4.4, 4.3, 4.2.2, 4.2.1, 4.2, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.1 |
| 2015-07-16 | 2012-06-27 |
| 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches | 7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 inches |
| 11.64 ounces | 11.99 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 110.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 1.20 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.38 | 0.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4325mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| -- | 300 hours standby time |
| 6.64 | 6.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M2 is better than the Google Nexus 7, getting a 65.5 score against 59.3. These devices come with Android operating system, but the Huawei MediaPad M2 has a more recent 5.1 Lollipop version and Google Nexus 7 has Android 5.1, so it gives you lots of additional features. Huawei MediaPad M2 is a way newer tablet, and it is also noticeably thinner and a little bit lighter than the Google Nexus 7.
The Huawei MediaPad M2 counts with a bit better CPU than Google Nexus 7, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with more CPU cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei MediaPad M2 has just a bit better looking screen than Google Nexus 7, because it has a much higher resolution of 1200 x 1920px, a higher number of pixels per inch in the display and a little bigger screen.
Huawei MediaPad M2 has much more memory for games and applications than Google Nexus 7, and although they both have equal 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Huawei MediaPad M2 also has a SD card slot that allows up to 128 GB. The Huawei MediaPad M2 captures way better photographs and videos than Google Nexus 7.
The Huawei MediaPad M2 features just a little bit longer battery life than Google Nexus 7, because it has an 11% larger battery size.
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