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| Global Score | |
| 56.3 | 61.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2013-09-23 | 2014-02-23 |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | 8.44 x 4.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 31.99 ounces | 11.61 ounces |
| -- | Gray, Purple, Red and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 515.00 | $ 155.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Hisilicon Kirin 910 chipset |
| Intel Core i5 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1600 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU | Mali-450MP4 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| -- | 5.00 MP + 1.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.77 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4800mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M1 is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2, having a 61.5 score against 56.3. The Huawei MediaPad M1 has Android 4.2.2 operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 2 comes with Windows 8.1 Pro operating system. Huawei MediaPad M1 is a incredibly thinner and a lot lighter tablet device than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, even when they were released only 5 months apart.
Huawei MediaPad M1 features a slightly better screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, although it has a way smaller display, a way worse resolution of 1280 x 800px and a little less pixels per inch of display. The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a much better memory to store more apps and games than Huawei MediaPad M1, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 120 GB more internal memory capacity.
Huawei MediaPad M1's CPU is just as good as the processing unit in Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because although the Huawei MediaPad M1 has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with 2 more CPU cores. The Huawei MediaPad M1 has a very superior battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
The Huawei MediaPad M1 shoots a lot better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because it has a much higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition.
The Huawei MediaPad M1 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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