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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Windows RT |
| 2018-06-12 | 2012-06-18 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 359 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 4.29 |
| 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 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a lot better than Microsoft Surface RT, having a 75.5 score against 58.4. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a incredibly newer tablet, and it is also way lighter and extremely thinner than the Microsoft Surface RT. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 works with Android 8.0 Oreo OS, and Microsoft Surface RT counts with Windows RT OS.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM memory and a larger number of cores (and also faster). Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much better screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with a much greater screen pixel density and a lot higher 1600 x 2560 resolution.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has much more storage to install applications and games than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has more internal memory capacity. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface RT. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels.
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