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| Global Score | |
| 65.5 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-07-16 | 2018-09-28 |
| 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.64 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Mali T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a global score of 73.3, which is better than the Huawei MediaPad M2's general score of 65.5. Both tablets we are comparing include Android operating system, but the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has the newer 8.0 Oreo version while Huawei MediaPad M2 has Android 5.1 Lollipop, so it provides lots of additional features. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite design is notably newer and a little thinner than Huawei MediaPad M2's, but it is also incredibly heavier.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a bit more powerful CPU than Huawei MediaPad M2, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite also has a larger amount of RAM memory. The Huawei MediaPad M2 features a better screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because although it has a way smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels, the Huawei MediaPad M2 also counts with a better quantity of pixels per display inch.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has much more storage to install games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 256 GB and more internal storage capacity. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a very superior battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has a 7500mAh battery size against 4800mAh.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a superior camera than Huawei MediaPad M2. They have the same resolution back-facing camera, the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rate.
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