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| Global Score | |
| 65.5 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | -- |
| 2015-07-16 | 2015-05-01 |
| 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches | 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches |
| 11.64 ounces | 21.92 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 283 pixels per inch | 214 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface 3 has an overall score of 66.3, which is just a bit better than the Huawei MediaPad M2's 65.5 score. Although it's the best in this review, it must be noted that it is also just a little bit thicker and a lot heavier. The Huawei MediaPad M2 features a brighter display than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a bit lower 1200 x 1920 resolution and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a greater screen pixels density.
The Microsoft Surface 3 features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M2, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. Huawei MediaPad M2 has a bit superior processing unit than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of cores.
The Microsoft Surface 3 has just a bit better camera than Huawei MediaPad M2. Both of them have the same (Full HD) video quality, the same video frame rates and the same resolution back facing camera. The Huawei MediaPad M2 has a very superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface 3.
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