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| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2016-09-29 | 2018-09-28 |
| 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.93 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is just a bit better than the Huawei MediaPad M3, having a 73.3 score against 71.5. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite construction is newer, but a little bit thicker and extremely heavier than Huawei MediaPad M3. The Huawei MediaPad M3 has a sharper display than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much better quantity of pixels per screen inch and a better 1600 x 2560 resolution.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a little bit more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M3, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a little bit better processing power than Huawei MediaPad M3. Both of them have 8 processing cores and a 4 GB RAM. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a very superior battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M3, because it has a 47% bigger battery size. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite captures much better photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M3. Both of them have a back camera with an 8 mega pixels.
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