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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Windows |
| 2018-06-12 | -- |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 31.01 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 13 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 359 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| 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 | 10.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 7.92 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is much better than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, getting a 75.5 score against 58.7. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a extremely lighter and noticeably thinner tablet device than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 comes with Android 8.0 Oreo OS, while Microsoft Surface 9 Pro works with Windows OS.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much better performing processor than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has less RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a sharper display than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a really smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1600 x 2560px, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the display.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a superior storage for games and applications than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has a lot more megapixels back facing camera.
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