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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-12 | 2015-05-01 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 21.92 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 359 pixels per inch | 214 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is much better than the Microsoft Surface 3, with a overall score of 75.5 against 66.3. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a much newer tablet device, and it's also somewhat thinner and extremely lighter than Microsoft Surface 3. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a way greater pixel quantity per inch in the screen and a higher 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a much better memory for applications and games than Microsoft Surface 3, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a bit better performance than Microsoft Surface 3, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a larger number of cores (and also faster).
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a much longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface 3. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a greater camera than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a much more MP back camera.
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