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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows RT 8.1 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2013-09-23 | 2018-06-12 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | 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 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.05 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.9 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is better than Microsoft Surface 2, having a global score of 75.5 against 63.4. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, while Microsoft Surface 2 has Windows RT 8.1 operating system. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a incredibly newer tablet, and it is also thinner and way lighter than Microsoft Surface 2.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a bit sharper display than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has a really smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 and a much better pixel density. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a bit better CPU than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a higher number of faster cores and 2 GB more RAM memory.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a much higher resolution back camera. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has 64 GB more internal storage. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a way better battery performance than Microsoft Surface 2.
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