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| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-05-01 | 2018-09-28 |
| 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 21.92 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 375.00 | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1280 x 1920 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 214 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Mali T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is much better than Microsoft Surface 3, having a 73.3 score against 66.3. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is a incredibly newer tablet device, and it's also thinner and lighter than Microsoft Surface 3. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a bit more vivid display than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1200 and a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a bit better pixels number per inch of display.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a little better processing power than Microsoft Surface 3, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite also has 4 more cpu cores. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with slightly more storage to store more games and applications than Microsoft Surface 3, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a much better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 3. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite captures better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface 3. They have the same video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same resolution back-facing camera.
In addition to being the best tablet in our current comparison, Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is also by far the cheapest one.
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