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| Global Score | |
| 66.9 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows 10 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-10-23 | 2018-06-12 |
| 11.50 x 7.91 x 0.33 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 27.94 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Matte Black and Platinum | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Metal |
| $ 749.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 7.4 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i3 1005G1 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| 64-bit, 10 nm (Dual-Core 3400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel UHD Graphics GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 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 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is much better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 7, getting a general score of 75.5 against 66.9. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 construction is thinner and noticeably lighter than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, even though it was released just a little over a year before. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro 7 works with Windows 10 operating system.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a processing unit that is just as good as Microsoft Surface Pro 7's processor, and although the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has more cpu cores (although slower), they both have the same RAM amount. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a little bit better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, because although it has a bit lower 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch of display.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 256 GB. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 7.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, because it has a lot higher resolution camera.
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