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| Global Score | |
| 69.8 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.4, 4.4 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-02-24 | 2018-06-12 |
| 10.47 x 6.77 x 0.25 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 15.49 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974-AB chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 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 |
| 6.16 | 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, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1240 hours standby time | -- |
| 7.52 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a bit better than the Xperia Z2 Tablet, with a 75.5 score against 69.8. Both of these tablets have Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has the newer 8.0 Oreo version and Xperia Z2 Tablet has Android 4.4.4, offering some additional features. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 construction is extremely newer and notably lighter, but somewhat thicker than Xperia Z2 Tablet.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8's processor is very similar to the processor in Xperia Z2 Tablet, because although the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with more RAM and a larger number of cores. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a display that is very similar to the display in Xperia Z2 Tablet, because although the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher number of pixels per inch in the screen and a better 1600 x 2560 resolution.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z2 Tablet, because it has 112 GB more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 256 GB. The Xperia Z2 Tablet counts with just a little bit longer battery performance than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has an 18 percent more battery size.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 shoots greater photos and videos than Xperia Z2 Tablet, because it has a back-facing camera with lot more MP.
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