Microsoft Surface Go vs Huawei MediaPad M5 8 Specs Comparison

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Microsoft Surface Go Huawei MediaPad M5 8
Released · Aug 02, 2018
Released · Jun 12, 2018
10.0-inch · 1200x1800px
8.4-inch · 2560x1600px
Single camera
Single camera
8GB · 128GB
4GB · 128GB
5100 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jul 09, 2018 Feb 25, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $550

Design

Dimensions
9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches
245 x 175 x 8.3 mm
8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches
212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3 mm
Weight
18.41 oz / 522.0 g 11.15 oz / 316.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Metal
Biometrics
2D Face unlock Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Colors
Silver Gold, Gray

Display

Size
10.0-inch, 69.42% screen-to-body 8.4-inch, 77.17% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD
Resolution
1200x1800px, 216 PPI 2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 359 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Intel Pentium 4415Y (14 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)
Processor
Dual-core Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Intel HD Graphics 615 Mali-G71 MP8
Memory
8GB/128GB
4GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
4GB/32GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Windows (10) Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP 13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Video recording
1080p Yes
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 4GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP) $400
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
with 32 GB storage
Memory 32GB
LTE support
Data Speed LTE
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