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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 75.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2018-06-12 | 2015-10-06 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 27.73 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gray |
| Metal | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 491.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2736 x 1824 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 359 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Intel Iris 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 23 |
| 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 | Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 4, getting a general score of 75.5 against 75.1. Huawei MediaPad M5 8's design is incredibly newer, noticeably lighter and thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro 4. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has Android 8.0 Oreo OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro 4 comes with Windows 10 Pro OS.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a very superior performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has 12 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with more CPU cores. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a little more vivid display than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1600 x 2560 and a really smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixel number per inch in the display.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 features a lot bigger storage for applications and games than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because it has a lot more MP camera in the back.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a superior battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
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