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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows RT | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2012-06-18 | 2018-06-12 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 4.29 | 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 4.0 | 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 a lot better than the Microsoft Surface RT, with a 75.5 score against 58.4. Huawei MediaPad M5 8's construction is incredibly newer, extremely thinner and lighter than the Microsoft Surface RT. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 comes with Android 8.0 Oreo OS, while Microsoft Surface RT counts with Windows RT OS.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a bit more powerful processing unit than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and 4 more cores. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a brighter screen than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels and way more pixels per display inch.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a camera with lot more megapixels. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much greater memory for apps and games than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface RT.
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