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Huawei MediaPad M5 8.4

Huawei MediaPad M5 8.4 Tablet Review by Florian Wimmer
Huawei MediaPad M5 8.4
#993 HiSilicon Kirin 960
#726 ARM Mali-G71 MP8
4096 MB
32 GB
eMMC
8.40-inch
2560x1600
316 g
212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3
19.4 Wh
379 Euro

Specifications

Huawei MediaPad M5 8.4 (MediaPad M5 Series)
Processor
HiSilicon Kirin 960 8 x 2.4 GHz, Cortex-A73/-A53
Graphics adapter
ARM Mali-G71 MP8
Memory
4 GB 
Display
8.40 inch 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixel 359 PPI, capacitive touchscreen, IPS, glossy: yes
Storage
32 GB eMMC Flash, 32 GB 
, 24 GB free
Connections
1 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, Audio Connections: audio output via USB-C, Card Reader: microSD up to 256 GB, 1 Fingerprint Reader, Sensors: acceleration sensor, gyroscope, hall sensor, aptX
Networking
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 4.2, 4G (1,3,4,5,7,8,12,17,18,19,20,26,34,38,39,40,41), 3G (850/​900/​1900/​2100), 2G (850/​900/​1800/​1900), LTE, GPS
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 7.3 x 212.6 x 124.8 ( = 0.29 x 8.37 x 4.91 in)
Battery
19.4 Wh, 5100 mAh Lithium-Polymer, Quick Charge 9 V / 2 A
Operating System
Android 8.0 Oreo
Camera
Primary Camera: 13 MPix f/2.2, autofocus
Secondary Camera: 8 MPix f/2.2
Additional features
Speakers: 2 speakers, Keyboard: virtual keyboard, charger, USB cable, USB-C audio adapter, SIM tool, HiCare, Game Suite, PhoneClone, 24 Months Warranty, LTE-A Cat6 download: 300 MBit/s, ​upload: 50 MBit/s; SAR value: 0,271 W/kg (head), 1,01 W/kg (body), fanless
Weight
316 g ( = 11.15 oz / 0.7 pounds), Power Supply: 72 g ( = 2.54 oz / 0.16 pounds)
Price
379 Euro
Links
Huawei homepage

 

382
cd/m²		398
cd/m²		408
cd/m²
389
cd/m²		405
cd/m²		385
cd/m²
389
cd/m²		397
cd/m²		374
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 408 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 391.9 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 92 %
Center on Battery: 403 cd/m²
Contrast: 604:1 (Black: 0.67 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.78 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 7.2 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
99.8% sRGB (Calman 2D)
Gamma: 2.278
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Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 1.5 / 0.2 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 2.1 / 3.74 / 4.33 Watt
Load midlight 6.32 / 9.13 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
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Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
19h 14min
WiFi Websurfing
10h 27min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p
11h 41min
Load (maximum brightness)
4h 58min

Huawei MediaPad M5 8.4 - 09/17/2019 v7
Redaktion

Chassis
87 / 98 → 89%
Keyboard
71 / 80 → 89%
Pointing Device
87%
Connectivity
44 / 70 → 62%
Weight
86 / 40-88 → 96%
Battery
88%
Display
81%
Games Performance
21 / 78 → 27%
Application Performance
57 / 92 → 62%
Temperature
90%
Noise
100%
Audio
82 / 91 → 90%
Camera
53 / 85 → 62%
Average
73%
83%
Tablet - Weighted Average

Pros

+high performance
+high-resolution display
+good LTE modem with phone function
+capable of smooth gaming
+good cameras
+battery life suitable for everyday life
+robust case with good workmanship
 

Cons

-touchscreen inaccurate at the edges
-no 3.5mm audio port
-strong blue tint in the display
-a lot of bloatware
-small internal storage
-power consumption is quite high
-throttling under load
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Write 256KB SDCard: 70.7 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Read 256KB SDCard: 84.9 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Random Write 4KB: 65.1 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Random Read 4KB: 62.8 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Write 256KB: 132.2 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Read 256KB: 268.6 MB/s
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics: 2552 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics: 1910 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited: 2023 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Unlimited Physics: 2268 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Unlimited Graphics: 2461 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Unlimited: 2415 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Physics: 2653 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics: 1778 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1): 1919 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Physics: 2555 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Graphics: 2501 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0: 2513 Points
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 T-Rex Onscreen: 51 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 T-Rex Offscreen: 78 fps
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 Total: 3734 ms*
Octane V2 Total Score: 11338 Points
BaseMark OS II Web: 1215 Points
BaseMark OS II Graphics: 4143 Points
BaseMark OS II Memory: 3985 Points
BaseMark OS II System: 3940 Points
BaseMark OS II Overall: 2982 Points
GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Onscreen OGL: 24 fps
GFXBench 3.0 1080p Manhattan Offscreen: 39 fps
GFXBench 3.1 Manhattan ES 3.1 Onscreen: 14 fps
GFXBench 3.1 Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen: 27 fps
WebXPRT 2015 Overall: 184 Points
GFXBench Car Chase Onscreen: 9.3 fps
GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen: 16 fps
AnTuTu v6 Total Score: 147597 Points
AnTuTu v7 MEM: 10920 Points
AnTuTu v7 UX: 42825 Points
AnTuTu v7 GPU: 65542 Points
AnTuTu v7 CPU: 62327 Points
AnTuTu v7 Total Score: 181614 Points
Geekbench 4.4 Compute RenderScript Score: 11539
Geekbench 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core Score: 6509
Geekbench 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core Score: 1896
WebXPRT 3 Overall: 72 Points
PCMark for Android Work 2.0 performance score: 6006 Points
PCMark for Android Work performance score: 7053 Points
JetStream 1.1 Total Score: 56.8 Points
Battle Bay half resolution: 58 fps
Battle Bay full resolution: 58 fps
Shadow Fight 3 high: 58 fps
Shadow Fight 3 minimal: 58 fps
Arena of Valor min: 58 fps
Arena of Valor high HD: 58 fps
Battery Runtime WiFi Websurfing: 627 min
Response Times Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80%: 13 ms*
Response Times Response Time Black / White: 20.5 ms*
Response Times PWM Frequency: 2451 Hz
Loudspeakers Pink Noise: 85 dB(A)
Networking iperf3 receive AX12: 203 MBit/s
Networking iperf3 transmit AX12: 205 MBit/s
* Smaller values are better.
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Redaktion, 2014-09-29 (Update: 2014-09-29)