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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| Windows RT | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2012-06-18 | 2018-09-28 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Mali T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 4.29 | 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 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a global score of 73.3, which is way better than Microsoft Surface RT's global score of 58.4. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite construction is incredibly newer, a lot lighter and somewhat thinner than Microsoft Surface RT. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has Android 8.0 Oreo OS, and Microsoft Surface RT comes with Windows RT OS.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a bit more powerful processor than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and more cpu cores. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a bit more vivid display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way better pixel quantity per inch in the display and a way higher 1920 x 1200 resolution.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Microsoft Surface RT. Both of them have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite captures greater videos and photos than Microsoft Surface RT, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite also has a way better 8 MP resolution back-facing camera.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a much better battery performance than Microsoft Surface RT.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite costs a lot more than Microsoft Surface RT, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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