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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Microsoft |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-09-28 | 2015-05-01 |
| 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches | 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches |
| 16.76 ounces | 21.92 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 310.00 | $ 375.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1280 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 224 pixels per inch | 214 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali T830 MP2 GPU | Intel HD GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a global score of 73.3, which is better than Microsoft Surface 3's 66.3 general score. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite construction is noticeably newer, lighter and thinner than Microsoft Surface 3. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a bit superior processor than Microsoft Surface 3, and although they both have a 4 GB RAM memory, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite also has 4 more CPU cores.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with just a bit better screen than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a quite smaller display and a little bit lower resolution of 1920 x 1200, it also counts with a just a little greater screen density. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a little bit better memory capacity to install games and applications than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a much better camera than Microsoft Surface 3. They have the same 1920x1080 video definition, a 8 megapixels resolution back facing camera and the same video frame rates. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 3.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite not only is the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes it a no doubt choice.
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