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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 61.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 14 |
| 2018-09-28 | 2024-09-16 |
| 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches | 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches |
| 16.76 ounces | 19.58 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 310.00 | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 3000 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 224 pixels per inch | 290 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 735 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a global score of 73.3, which is better than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3's score of 61.1. These tablets include Android OS, but the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version and Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has Android 14, so it gives you some nice extra features. Although the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is way older and extremely thicker than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, it's design is still somewhat lighter.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has an incredibly better screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has a better screen pixels density, a much better 1920 x 3000 pixels resolution and a bigger screen. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a way better hardware performance than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has 8 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with 7 more cpu cores.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a very superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has a way better 13 MP resolution back-facing camera.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with superior battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has a 10050mAh battery size instead of 7500mAh.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is not only the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others, making this tablet a no doubt choice.
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