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| Global Score | |
| 65.5 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-07-16 | 2018-06-12 |
| 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 11.64 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.38 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is much better than the Huawei MediaPad M2, having a general score of 75.5 against 65.5. These tablets use Android operating system, but the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has 8.0 Oreo version and Huawei MediaPad M2 has Android 5.1 Lollipop. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a a lot newer tablet, and it's also just a little bit thinner and a little bit lighter than the Huawei MediaPad M2.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Huawei MediaPad M2, and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has 1 GB more RAM. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a little more vivid screen than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has a better pixels number in each screen inch, a better 1600 x 2560 resolution and a little larger screen.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a greater camera than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has a much higher resolution camera in the back. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much greater memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has 128 GB internal memory and an external memory card slot that allows up to 256 GB.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a bit better battery life than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has a 5100mAh battery size instead of 4800mAh.
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