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| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| -- | Windows RT |
| 2016-09-29 | 2012-06-18 |
| 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 10.93 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 359 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 4.29 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M3 is much better than the Microsoft Surface RT, with a overall score of 71.5 against 58.4. The Huawei MediaPad M3 is a much newer tablet device, and it is also extremely lighter and extremely thinner than Microsoft Surface RT. Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a bit better processing unit than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM and more processing cores.
Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 and a lot higher display pixel density. The Huawei MediaPad M3 captures a lot better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a much higher resolution camera.
The Huawei MediaPad M3 features a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Microsoft Surface RT. Both of them have the same internal storage. The Huawei MediaPad M3 has a superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface RT.
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