| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 72.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 5.0 |
| 2018-06-12 | 2015-04-07 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 7.22 x 4.09 x 0.28 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 8.78 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gold |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 323 pixels per inch |
| -- | 450 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-T628 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.93 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.4 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a bit better than Huawei MediaPad X2, having a 75.5 score against 72.7. Huawei MediaPad M5 8's design is a lot newer, but a lot heavier and a little bit thicker than Huawei MediaPad X2. Both devices in this review come with Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a newer 8.0 Oreo version and Huawei MediaPad X2 has Android 5.0 version, so it gives you some extra features.
Huawei MediaPad X2 has just a bit better performance than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei MediaPad X2 also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. Huawei MediaPad X2 features a better looking display than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it has a just a bit worse pixels quantity in each inch of display, a little bit smaller display and a lot worse resolution of 1920 x 1200px.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad X2, because it has more internal storage capacity and a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a little longer battery performance than Huawei MediaPad X2, because it has a 2 percent bigger battery size.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 captures much better pictures and videos than Huawei MediaPad X2. They have the same resolution back-facing camera.
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