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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 63.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2018-06-12 | 2013-09-23 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 630.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 5.4 | 5.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 360 hours standby time |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a score of 75.5, which is much better than the Microsoft Surface 2's 63.4 score. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, while Microsoft Surface 2 works with Windows RT 8.1 operating system. Huawei MediaPad M5 8's design is a lot newer, extremely lighter and thinner than Microsoft Surface 2.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a bit better display than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a way higher pixels number per display inch and a higher resolution of 1600 x 2560. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a way bigger memory for applications and games than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has more internal memory.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features just a little better performance than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has more cores and 2 GB more RAM. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 captures way better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a much higher 13 megapixels resolution camera in the back.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a really longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface 2.
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