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| Global Score | |
| 81.5 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows 10 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-10-16 | 2018-06-12 |
| 11.50 x 7.90 x 0.33 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 27.94 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Metal |
| $ 550.00 | -- |
| 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 8650U chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1900 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 UHD Graphics 620 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9 | 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 |
| Non-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
The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 has a general score of 81.5, which is a bit better than Huawei MediaPad M5 8's 75.5 score. Microsoft Surface Pro 6's design is somewhat thicker and way heavier than Huawei MediaPad M5 8. Microsoft Surface Pro 6 works with Windows 10 OS, while Huawei MediaPad M5 8 comes with Android 8.0 Oreo OS.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has just a little better processing power than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because although it has less RAM, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a bit more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because although it has a way smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels, it also counts with more pixels per inch of screen.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 6, because it has a lot more mega-pixels back camera. The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 counts with a much bigger storage for applications and games than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a way better battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 6.
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