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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | HarmonyOS |
| 2018-06-12 | 2024-09-13 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 10.68 x 7.19 x 0.22 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Gold and White |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 12.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2800 x 1840 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 359 pixels per inch | 275 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Kirin 9000S (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Maleoon 910 MP4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 10100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a general score of 75.5, which is slightly better than the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024)'s global score of 73.3. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a much older and a lot thicker tablet than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024), but Huawei could make it noticeably lighter anyway. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 works with Android 8.0 Oreo OS, and Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) counts with HarmonyOS OS.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) counts with a sharper display than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a quite lower screen density, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1840 x 2800 and a really larger display. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) has a slightly bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much better performance than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024), although it has lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) features a really longer battery performance than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 10100mAh battery capacity.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) features a much better camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, and although they both have a camera with a 13 megapixels, the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) also has a larger camera aperture.
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