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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Windows 10 |
| 2018-06-12 | 2018-08-02 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 359 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.46 |
| 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 + 5.00 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) | -- |
| 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 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is better than Microsoft Surface Go, having a 75.5 score against 66.5. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, and Microsoft Surface Go comes with Windows 10 operating system. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 construction is noticeably lighter and thinner than Microsoft Surface Go, although they were only released with a couple months difference.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a much better looking display than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better screen pixel density and a higher resolution of 1600 x 2560. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features just a little better performance than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has lesser RAM, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 shoots way better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a lot better resolution camera in the back. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much greater storage capacity to store more apps and games than Microsoft Surface Go, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a SD card slot that admits up to 256 GB.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a very superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface Go.
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