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| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows 10 Pro | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-10-06 | 2018-06-12 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 27.73 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 491.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2736 x 1824 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| 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 540 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory 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 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 4, having a general score of 75.5 against 75.1. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a extremely newer tablet device, and it is also somewhat thinner and much lighter than the Microsoft Surface Pro 4. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 works with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 4 works with Windows 10 Pro operating system.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a way better performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with more cpu cores. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a bit better screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels and a way smaller display, it also counts with a greater amount of pixels per inch in the screen.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has a superior storage for games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 872 GB more internal memory. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a way better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because it has a way better resolution camera in the back.
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