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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 75.5 |
| 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 | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 9.52 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.9 |
| 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 | 5100mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1100 hours standby time 19 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.88 |
| 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 8 is a bit better than the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, getting a general score of 75.5 against 71.3. Both of these tablets have Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has newer 8.0 Oreo version and Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has Android 4.4. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 construction is a lot newer, but thicker and heavier than the Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact.
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a little more vivid screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it has a way worse 1920 x 1200 resolution, a little bit smaller display and a quite lower pixel count in each display inch. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact has a bit better CPU than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has 4 less processing cores and 1 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with an additional GPU. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with just a bit longer battery performance than Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a 13 percent more battery size.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 captures slightly better videos and photos than Sony Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact, because it has a bigger camera aperture for better images and videos in poorly lited environments and a back camera with much more megapixels.
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