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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 71.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows RT 8.1 | -- |
| 2013-09-23 | 2016-09-29 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.05 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.9 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M3 has an overall score of 71.5, which is much better than the Microsoft Surface 2's 63.4 overall score. Huawei MediaPad M3's design is a lot newer, incredibly lighter and somewhat thinner than the Microsoft Surface 2. Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a bit more vivid display than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a better 1600 x 2560 resolution and much more pixels per inch of screen.
The Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a much better memory for applications and games than Microsoft Surface 2. Both have equal 64 GB internal memory. The Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with just a little better processing power than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has 2 GB more RAM memory and more cpu cores.
The Huawei MediaPad M3 has a very superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface 2. The Huawei MediaPad M3 takes a bit better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a much better 8 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
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