Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2012-08-29 | 2018-06-12 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 275.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L 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 |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 5.94 | 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 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | 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 Sony Xperia Tablet S, getting a global score of 75.5 against 58.9. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a incredibly newer portable tablet, and it is also extremely lighter and notably thinner than the Sony Xperia Tablet S. Both tablets we are comparing include Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has the newer 8.0 Oreo version while Sony Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has just a bit better hardware performance than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a greater number of cores (and they are faster). Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a more vivid screen than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot more pixels per display inch and a much higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a way better camera than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a lot more MP back facing camera. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a much better storage for games and applications than Xperia Tablet S, because it has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB and more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a much longer battery life than Xperia Tablet S.
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