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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Windows 10 |
| 2018-06-12 | 2018-10-16 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 11.50 x 7.90 x 0.33 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 27.94 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Metal |
| -- | $ 550.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 359 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Intel Core i7 8650U chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card 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 | 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, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has a global score of 81.5, which is just a bit better than Huawei MediaPad M5 8's overall score of 75.5. Microsoft Surface Pro 6 is a better tablet than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, we must highlight that it is also noticeably heavier and thicker. Microsoft Surface Pro 6 counts with Windows 10 OS, and Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with Android 8.0 Oreo OS.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a little sharper screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because although it has a lot smaller display and a bit worse 1600 x 2560 resolution, it also counts with a greater count of pixels per screen inch. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a bit faster processor than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because although it has less RAM, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because it has a way higher 13 mega pixels resolution back camera. The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 features a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 1000 GB internal memory capacity.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 6.
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