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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 61.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2018-06-12 | 2014-02-23 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 8.44 x 4.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 11.61 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gray, Purple, Red and White |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| -- | $ 155.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Hisilicon Kirin 910 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1600 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-450MP4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 4800mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has an overall score of 75.5, which is a lot better than Huawei MediaPad M1's 61.5 overall score. Both of these tablets include Android OS, but the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a newer 8.0 Oreo version while Huawei MediaPad M1 has Android 4.2.2, so it provides a couple nice extra features and some performance improvements. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a much newer tablet, and it is also a bit lighter and a little bit thinner than Huawei MediaPad M1.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a better processing power than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a little bit better looking display than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a way better 1600 x 2560 resolution, a little bit bigger display and a lot higher screen density.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 256 GB and 120 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features just a bit better battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a 5100mAh battery capacity against 4800mAh.
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