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| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 65.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| -- | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2016-09-29 | 2015-07-16 |
| 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches | 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 10.93 ounces | 11.64 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-T628 MP4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M3 is slightly better than Huawei MediaPad M2, having a general score of 71.5 against 65.5. Huawei MediaPad M3's construction is newer, a little thinner and a little lighter than Huawei MediaPad M2. The Huawei MediaPad M3 has just a bit better display than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has a quite larger screen, a better amount of pixels per display inch and a higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels.
Huawei MediaPad M3 features a bit better CPU than Huawei MediaPad M2, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei MediaPad M3 also has 1 GB more RAM. The Huawei MediaPad M3 features a slightly better camera than Huawei MediaPad M2. Both have a same resolution back-facing camera.
The Huawei MediaPad M3 features a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M2, and although they both have an external memory card slot that allows up to 128 GB, the Huawei MediaPad M3 also has 32 GB more internal memory capacity. The Huawei MediaPad M3 features a little better battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has a 5100mAh battery size against 4800mAh.
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