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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Huawei |
| Android 4.4 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-09-03 | 2018-06-12 |
| 8.40 x 4.87 x 0.25 inches | 10.19 x 6.76 x 0.29 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 280 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Quad-Core 2500 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 |
| 9.36 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.10 MP + 2.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 10 is a little bit better than the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, getting a 75.8 score against 71.3. Huawei MediaPad M5 10's design is incredibly newer, but thicker and noticeably heavier than the Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact. Both tablets we compare here have Android OS, but Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version and Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has Android 4.4 version.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact features a little better processing power than Huawei MediaPad M5 10, because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster) and 1 GB less RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a better looking screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 10, because although it has a lot smaller screen and a lot lower resolution of 1920 x 1200px, it also counts with a little bit better pixel density.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 features a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB and 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has a bit better camera than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a lot higher 13 mega pixels resolution back camera and a larger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photos and videos.
Huawei MediaPad M5 10 counts with a superior battery duration than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 67% more battery size.
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