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| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Huawei |
| Android | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-11-27 | 2018-06-12 |
| 7.89 x 5.22 x 0.27 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 11.36 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| $ 203.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom x5 Z850 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6190mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.68 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a global score of 75.5, which is better than the Xiaomi Mi Pad 2's 65.7 global score. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 comes with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system, and Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 comes with Android operating system. Although Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is just a little thicker than the Xiaomi Mi Pad 2, it's a little bit lighter and way newer.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a bit sharper display than Xiaomi Mi Pad 2, because it has a just a little higher quantity of pixels per screen inch, a quite larger display and a little higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a much greater storage to install games and applications than Xiaomi Mi Pad 2, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports up to 256 GB.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features just a little better hardware performance than Xiaomi Mi Pad 2, because it has a higher number of cores (and faster) and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 has superior battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 6190mAh battery size. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 captures clearer photos and videos than Xiaomi Mi Pad 2, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for capturing images and videos in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a much more mega pixels back-facing camera.
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