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| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-06-12 |
| 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 31.01 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| 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 960 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 6.05 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is much better than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, with a global score of 75.5 against 58.7. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 comes with Android 8.0 Oreo OS, while Microsoft Surface 9 Pro works with Windows OS. Huawei MediaPad M5 8's design is a lot thinner and extremely lighter than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a really superior performance than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a higher number of cores. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a brighter display than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a little bit worse 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels density.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much bigger memory to install applications and games than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 256 GB. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a greater camera than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has a lot better resolution camera.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a much longer battery life than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
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