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| Global Score | |
| 56.4 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 4.0, 3.2 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 0000-00-00 | 2018-06-12 |
| 7.48 x 4.88 x 0.41 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 13.76 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 235.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 MSM8260 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Scorpion (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 220 (266 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.01 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.71 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3.3 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4100mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 200 hours standby time | -- |
| 6 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a score of 75.5, which is a lot better than Huawei MediaPad's 56.4 overall score. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a much thinner and somewhat lighter tablet than the Huawei MediaPad. Both of these tablets use Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has the newer 8.0 Oreo version and Huawei MediaPad has Android 4.0, providing you a couple additional features.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a faster processor than Huawei MediaPad, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and more RAM. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features just a bit better looking screen than Huawei MediaPad, because it has way more pixels per inch in the display, a larger display and a much better 1600 x 2560 resolution.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 takes better pictures and videos than Huawei MediaPad, because it has a camera with a much better resolution. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a very superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei MediaPad, because it has a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB and 124 GB more internal storage capacity.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has improved battery performance than Huawei MediaPad, because it has a 24 percent more battery size.
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