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| Global Score | |
| 55.5 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Huawei |
| Android 4.4, 4.2 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-06-12 |
| 8.54 x 5.35 x 0.35 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 12.70 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 175.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MTK8121 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1300 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 6.05 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a lot better than the Lenovo Tab A8, with a 75.5 score against 55.5. Both of these tablets work with Android operating system, but Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has 8.0 Oreo version while Lenovo Tab A8 has Android 4.4 version, providing you some nice extra features and some performance improvements. Huawei MediaPad M5 8's construction is somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than Lenovo Tab A8.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a better display than Lenovo Tab A8, because it has a little bit larger screen, a much higher count of pixels per inch in the display and a way better resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Lenovo Tab A8, because it has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a faster processor than Lenovo Tab A8, because it has 3 GB more RAM memory and a greater number of cores. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a way better camera than Lenovo Tab A8, because it has a lot higher 13 megapixels resolution back-facing camera. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features improved battery life than Lenovo Tab A8, because it has a 5100mAh battery size against 4200mAh.
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