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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 4.4 |
| 2018-06-12 | 2014-09-03 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 9.52 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and White |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 2500 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| -- | 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time |
| 6.88 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is just a bit better than the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, with a 75.5 score against 71.3. Both tablets we are comparing include Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version while Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has Android 4.4, so it counts with some nice extra features and some performance improvements. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 construction is much newer, but somewhat thicker and somewhat heavier than the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact.
Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact counts with a little sharper display than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it has a little lower pixels quantity in each screen inch, a lot lower 1920 x 1200 resolution and a little smaller display. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has more internal memory capacity and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a graphics co-processor. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a little bit better camera than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a larger diafragm aperture and a camera in the back with a way higher 13 mega-pixels resolution.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a little better battery performance than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 13% greater battery size.
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