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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows 10 Pro | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-06-15 | 2018-06-12 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 27.65 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 2699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Plus 640 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 23 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.49 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5100mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) is a little bit better than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, having a general score of 82.4 against 75.5. Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) comes with Windows 10 Pro operating system, and Huawei MediaPad M5 8 comes with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) construction is older, somewhat thicker and incredibly heavier than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a bit better performance than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with more processing cores. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a little bit better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because although it has a bit worse 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixel density.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a greater camera than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because it has a much higher 13 mega pixels resolution back camera. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) counts with a much greater storage to store more apps and games than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 1000 GB internal storage.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a much longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017).
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