Huawei MediaPad M5 8

8.4"
1600 x 2560 pixels

13 MP
8 MP front

HiSilicon Kirin
Octa-core, 2360 MHz

RAM: 4 GB
MEMORY: 128 GB + MicroSD
BATTERY: 5100 mAh

Announced: Feb 25, 2018
Market status: Announced
Release date: unknown

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Pros

High screen-to-body ratio (77.17 %)
Thin body, measuring less than 7.5mm/0.3inches (0.29 inches)
Lots of RAM (4 GB RAM)

Cons

The camera lacks flash

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Description

Just like some of the previous MediaPad tablets that are based on a Kirin chipset, the MediaPad M5 8 packs a similar 2.4GHz octa-core Kirin 960 processor. The tablet sports an 8.4-inch display with 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 ships with Android 8.0 Oreo on board, fingerprint sensor and LTE support (for some models) which should make it even more appealing.

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Design

Device type:
OS:
- Android (8.0)
Dimensions:
- 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches (212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3 mm)
Weight:
- 11.15 oz (316 g)
  the average is 16.5 oz (471 g)
Materials:
- Main body: Metal
Features:
- Fingerprint (touch)
Colors:
- Gold, Gray

Display

Physical size:
- 8.4 inches
Resolution:
- 1600 x 2560 pixels
Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
Screen-to-body ratio:
Screen-to-body ratio - Shows what part of the frontal area of a phone its screen occupies.
Features:
- Ambient light sensor

Camera

Camera:
- - 13 megapixels
- Hardware Features:
  - Autofocus (Phase detection)
- Software Features:
  - Touch to focus, Digital zoom, Geo tagging
Camcorder:
- Features:
  - Video calling, Video sharing
Front-facing camera:
- - 8 megapixels

Hardware

System chip:
System chip - Most modern handsets use an advanced chip that includes many of the device’s hardware modules like the processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and sometimes even the wireless radio. This field shows what particular system chip (or System-on-a-Chip) is used in the phone.
- HiSilicon Kirin 960
Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- Octa-core, 2360 MHz, ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm
Graphics processor:
Graphics processor - The graphics processor is important for the smooth operation of the system and especially in games and other applications that may involve complex graphics and animations.
- - Mali-G71 MP8
System memory:
System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
Built-in storage:
Built-in storage - Bigger storage capacity allows you to keep more content saved onto your device, such as more applications, photos or video. Games and video content typically take up the biggest amount of storage space.
Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Some handsets allow you to expand their storage capacity by using a memory expansion card – most often microSD. Expansion memory is mostly suitable for media storage, such as photo, video or music content.
- - up to 256 GB

Battery

Capacity:
Capacity - The bigger, the better! However, battery capacity is not the only factor that has an effect on battery life. Those include the chipset in use, the software running on the device, as well as the consumer's unique usage pattern.

Multimedia

Screen mirroring:
- Wireless screen share
Music player:
- Filter by:
  - Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists
- Features:
  - Album art cover, Background playback
Speakers:
- Dual speakers

Phone features

Sensors:
- - Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Notifications:
- Haptic feedback
Other features:
- Voice commands, Voice recording

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
Wi-Fi:
- - 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band
- Mobile hotspot:
USB:
- Connector:
  - USB Type-C (reversible)
- Features:
  - Mass storage device
Positioning:
Positioning - This field shows the positioning systems supported by the device. The most common types are GPS and A-GPS. GPS - This is one of the most widespread global positioning technologies, developed and maintained by the U.S. government. It uses satellites in order to detect your location. Works best in clear weather. A-GPS - A-GPS stands for Assisted GPS and is the industry standard for positioning and navigation. “Assisted” means that it can use local wireless networks, in addition to satellites, for quicker and more precise localization.
- GPS, A-GPS
Navigation:
- Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation
Other:
- Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Availability

Officially announced:
- 25 Feb 2018

Shopping information

Accessories:
- 9V 2A travel charger, Type-C charging/data cable, USB Type-C to 3.5mm headset jack adapter cable

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