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| Global Score | |
| 66.9 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows 10 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-10-23 | 2018-09-28 |
| 11.50 x 7.91 x 0.33 inches | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 27.94 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| Matte Black and Platinum | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| $ 749.00 | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i3 1005G1 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| 64-bit, 10 nm (Dual-Core 3400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel UHD Graphics GPU | Mali T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 7, getting a global score of 73.3 against 66.9. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite comes with Android 8.0 Oreo OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 7 has Windows 10 OS. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite design is just a little bit thinner and lighter than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, although it was released about 13 months before.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features just a little better performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite also has a larger number of cores. The Microsoft Surface Pro 7 features a bit better looking display than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has a just a bit more pixels per screen inch, a much higher 2736 x 1824px resolution and a bigger display.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a superior camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 7. Both have a 8 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rates. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a bit more storage capacity to install applications and games than Microsoft Surface Pro 7, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a superior battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro 7.
Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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