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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-06-12 | 2018-09-28 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a bit better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, with a 75.5 score against 73.3. Both of these tablets use the same Android 8.0 Oreo OS (operating system), so you shouldn't see any differences regarding OS features. Even though Huawei MediaPad M5 8 and the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite were released only 4 months apart, Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a little thinner and much lighter.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a bit superior CPU than Huawei MediaPad M5 8. Both of them have the same number of cores and a 4 GB RAM memory. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a more vivid screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1600 x 2560 resolution and a way higher pixels quantity per inch of display.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has much more storage to install games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, and although they both have a SD extension slot that allows up to 256 GB, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has 128 GB internal memory. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 shoots clearer photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has a much better resolution camera.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a much better battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 7500mAh battery capacity against 5100mAh.
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