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| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 71.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows | -- |
| -- | 2016-09-29 |
| 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches | 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches |
| 31.01 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| 6.05 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth |
| -- | 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 a lot better than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's 58.7 overall score. The Huawei MediaPad M3 design is much lighter and a lot thinner than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. Huawei MediaPad M3 features a much faster processor than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores.
Huawei MediaPad M3 has a sharper screen than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a way smaller screen and a bit worse 1600 x 2560 resolution, it also counts with a greater quantity of pixels per inch of screen. Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has a little bit better memory for games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M3, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
Huawei MediaPad M3 features just a bit better camera than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a worse 8 MP resolution back facing camera. Huawei MediaPad M3 features a very superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
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