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| Global Score | |
| 63.2 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows 8 Pro | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2012-06-18 | 2018-09-28 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 32.00 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 509.00 | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU | Mali T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.06 | 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 4.0 | 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 has a score of 73.3, which is much better than Microsoft Surface Pro's 63.2 overall score. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite works with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro comes with Windows 8 Pro operating system. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is a newer tablet, and it's also notably thinner and noticeably lighter than Microsoft Surface Pro.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a bit faster CPU than Microsoft Surface Pro, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite also counts with a greater number of cores. The Microsoft Surface Pro features a little bit better display than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because although it has a little worse pixels amount per inch of screen and a little bit lower resolution of 1080 x 1920px, it also counts with a quite bigger display.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features just a bit bigger memory for apps and games than Microsoft Surface Pro, although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a way more MP back facing camera and a much higher 1920x1080 video resolution.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a way better battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro.
Despite of being the best tablet in our current comparison, Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is also a lot cheaper, which makes it a no doubt choice.
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