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| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows 10 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-08-02 | 2018-09-28 |
| 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 18.41 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 367.00 | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1200 x 1800 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | Mali T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.46 | 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 + 5.00 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is much better than Microsoft Surface Go, with a 73.3 score against 66.5. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, while Microsoft Surface Go has Windows 10 operating system. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite construction is a little bit thinner and just a little lighter than Microsoft Surface Go, even when they were only released 2 months apart.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a quite better processing power than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has 4 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with 6 more cores. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a little more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a slightly better 1920 x 1200 resolution, a bit better number of pixels per inch in the display and a little bit bigger display.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a little bit more memory to store more apps and games than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a very superior battery duration than Microsoft Surface Go.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a better camera than Microsoft Surface Go. Both of them have the same video frame rates, a back facing camera with an 8 MP and the same 1920x1080 video resolution.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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