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| Global Score | |
| 64.8 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows 11 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-06-12 |
| 11.30 x 8.19 x 0.37 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 31.43 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Graphite and Platinum | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 11th Gen 1135G7 (10 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| 64-bit (Quad-Core 4200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 0 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 6.71 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6200mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.68 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is better than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, getting a overall score of 75.5 against 64.8. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a extremely lighter and way thinner tablet than Microsoft Surface Pro 8. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 8 counts with Windows 11 operating system.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a little bit better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because although it has a bit lower 1600 x 2560px resolution and a way smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the screen. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much greater storage to install games and applications than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
Microsoft Surface Pro 8 counts with a little better performance than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has lesser processing cores , it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a superior camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 8, because it has a back-facing camera with a way better 13 mega-pixels resolution.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 counts with better battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 6200mAh battery capacity against 5100mAh.
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