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Sony Xperia Tablet Z
32 GBSGP311, SGP312
| Global Score | |
| 68.5 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.1.2 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2013-01-20 | 2018-06-12 |
| 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.27 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 799.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Krait (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 320 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.6 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1230 hours standby time | -- |
| 7.52 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a general score of 75.5, which is better than Sony Xperia Tablet Z's 68.5 overall score. Even though Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a bit thicker than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, it's incredibly lighter and notably newer. These devices come with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has the newer 8.0 Oreo version while Sony Xperia Tablet Z has Android 4.4.4 version, giving you a lot of extra features and performance enhancements.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a bit sharper display than Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater pixels number per screen inch and a higher resolution of 1600 x 2560. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a much bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 256 GB and 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a bit faster processing unit than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with 4 more cpu cores and a larger amount of RAM. Xperia Tablet Z features a bit better battery performance than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 takes much better pictures and videos than Sony Xperia Tablet Z, because it has a lot more mega pixels back camera.
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