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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 71.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-12 | 2016-09-29 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 7.92 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth |
| 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 global score of 75.5, which is a little bit better than the Huawei MediaPad M3's 71.5 global score. Huawei MediaPad M5 8's body has the same thickness than Huawei MediaPad M3, but it is a little heavier. Huawei MediaPad M3 has a display that is very similar to the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 one, both have a better count of pixels per inch of screen, a same size screen and the same exact resolution of 1600 x 2560px.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M3, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei MediaPad M3 has a CPU that is just as good as the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 one, both of them have a Octa-Core processing unit and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 and the Huawei MediaPad M3 both have similar batteries performance. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a way better camera than Huawei MediaPad M3, because it has a way more mega-pixels back camera.
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