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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 64.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Windows 11 |
| 2018-06-12 | -- |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 31.43 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Graphite and Platinum |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| 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 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | 64-bit (Quad-Core 4200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 10.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 7.92 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 6200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 7.68 |
| 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
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has an overall score of 75.5, which is much better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 8's 64.8 score. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has Android 8.0 Oreo OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 8 counts with Windows 11 OS. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 construction is noticeably lighter and extremely thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro 8.
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 has just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has less cpu cores (although they are faster), it also counts with 4 GB more RAM memory. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a bit better looking display than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a better quantity of pixels per inch in the display.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 256 GB. The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 features superior battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has 6200mAh of battery capacity.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a superior camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a camera in the back with much more mega-pixels.
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