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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Sony |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 |
| 2018-09-28 | 2012-08-29 |
| 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches | 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches |
| 16.76 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 310.00 | $ 275.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.4 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 224 pixels per inch | 161 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM |
| Mali T830 MP2 GPU | ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 5.94 |
| 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 | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has an overall score of 73.3, which is a lot better than the Xperia Tablet S's overall score of 58.9. Both of these tablets have Android operating system, but the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has the newer 8.0 Oreo version and Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1, offering some nice extra features. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is a a lot newer portable tablet, and it's also lighter and incredibly thinner than Xperia Tablet S.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a bit more vivid screen than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because it has more pixels per inch of screen, a bit bigger screen and a lot higher resolution of 1920 x 1200px. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a better performing processor than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores and a higher amount of RAM memory.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite takes a lot better videos and photos than Sony Xperia Tablet S. Both have the same resolution back camera. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with just a bit more memory capacity for games and applications than Sony Xperia Tablet S, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a superior battery performance than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is a little more expensive than Sony Xperia Tablet S, but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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