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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Alcatel |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Windows 10 |
| 2018-06-12 | 2017-02-27 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 11.18 x 6.89 x 0.31 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 21.13 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 11.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 190 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Intel Celeron N3350 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Intel HD 500 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 7.92 | 0.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 6900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 8.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is much better than the Alcatel PLUS 12, having a 75.5 score against 58.9. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 works with Android 8.0 Oreo OS, while Alcatel PLUS 12 counts with Windows 10 OS. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a newer tablet, and it's also incredibly lighter and a bit thinner than the Alcatel PLUS 12.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a better looking display than Alcatel PLUS 12, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a much better screen pixel density and a better resolution of 1600 x 2560. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has just a bit better performance than Alcatel PLUS 12, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a larger number of cores (although they are slower).
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a way bigger memory to install applications and games than Alcatel PLUS 12, because it has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 256 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity. The Alcatel PLUS 12 counts with greater battery life than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 35% larger battery size.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 captures much clearer videos and photos than Alcatel PLUS 12.
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