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| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows 8 Pro | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2012-06-18 | 2018-06-12 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 32.00 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 509.00 | -- |
| 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 | |
| -- | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.06 | 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 4.0 | 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 Microsoft Surface Pro, getting a 75.5 score against 63.2. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a much newer tablet, and it is also incredibly lighter and thinner than the Microsoft Surface Pro. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 comes with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro has Windows 8 Pro operating system.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a bit sharper screen than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 1600 x 2560 resolution and a way higher pixel number per screen inch. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much better storage to install applications and games than Microsoft Surface Pro. Both of them have the same internal storage capacity.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a bit more powerful CPU than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also counts with a larger number of cores. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a way better battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 shoots greater photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a lot better 13 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
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