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Huawei MediaPad M5 8.4

Huawei MediaPad M5 8.4 Tablet Review by Florian Wimmer
Huawei MediaPad M5 8.4

Huawei MediaPad M3 8.4 inch

Huawei MediaPad M3 8.4 Tablet Review by Andreas Kilian
Huawei MediaPad M3 8.4
#992 HiSilicon Kirin 960
#725 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
#1094 HiSilicon Kirin 950 » 110%
#847 ARM Mali-T880 MP4 » 117%
4096 MB » 100%
32 GB » 100%
eMMC
8.40-inch » 100%
2560x1600 » 100%
310 g » 98%
215.5 x 124.2 x 7.3 » 101%
19.5 Wh » 101%
349 Euro » 92%

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

 

Specifications

MediaPad M3 (MediaPad M3 Series)
Processor
HiSilicon Kirin 950 8 x 2.3 GHz, Cortex-A72/-A53
Graphics adapter
ARM Mali-T880 MP4
Memory
4 GB 
, LPDDR4
Display
8.40 inch 16:10, 2560 x 1600 pixel 359 PPI, IPS, Viewing angles 80°/80°/80°/80° (top/bototm/left/right), Colors: 16 million colors, Contrast: 1,500:1, Brightness: 400 nits, glossy: yes
Storage
32 GB eMMC Flash, 32 GB 
, 23.04 GB free
Connections
1 USB 2.0, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm headset jack, Card Reader: microSD up to 128 GB, 1 Fingerprint Reader, Brightness Sensor, Sensors: Accelerometer and Hall sensor, Gyroscope, Compass, USB-OTG, Wi-Fi Direct
Networking
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/), Bluetooth 4.1, GPS
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 7.3 x 215.5 x 124.2 ( = 0.29 x 8.48 x 4.89 in)
Battery
19.5 Wh, 5100 mAh Lithium-Polymer
Operating System
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Camera
Primary Camera: 8 MPix (Auto-focus f/2.0, 1080p-Video @ 30 fps)
Secondary Camera: 8 MPix (Fixfokus f/2.0, 1080p-Video @ 30 fps)
Additional features
Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: virtual, Power Adalpter, USB cable, slot tool, protective display foil, EMUI 4.1, Tablet-Manager, HiCare, Microsoft Apps, Facebook, Shazam, News Republic, Twitter, Booking.com, Instagram, 24 Months Warranty, fanless
Weight
310 g ( = 10.93 oz / 0.68 pounds), Power Supply: 61 g ( = 2.15 oz / 0.13 pounds)
Price
349 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
438
cd/m²		461
cd/m²		445
cd/m²
441
cd/m²		460
cd/m²		423
cd/m²
436
cd/m²		468
cd/m²		436
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 468 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 445.3 cd/m² Minimum: 7.78 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 90 %
Center on Battery: 460 cd/m²
Contrast: 1022:1 (Black: 0.45 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 6.2 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 6.5 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
Gamma: 2.33
ERROR no Specs ID specified in element or header and also no heat ID found in element
ERROR no Specs ID specified in element or header and also no heat ID found in element
No Loudness Data found for specs ID 290866
No Loudness Data found for specs ID 33686
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
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0 / 0.38 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 1.51 / 3.64 / 3.68 Watt
Load midlight 6.95 / 9.11 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.
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
Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
18h 30min
WiFi Websurfing
9h 06min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p
9h 43min
Load (maximum brightness)
4h 28min

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

Huawei MediaPad M3 8.4 inch - 11/16/2016 v5.1(old)
Redaktion

Chassis
87%
Keyboard
72 / 80 → 90%
Pointing Device
88%
Connectivity
43 / 65 → 66%
Weight
86 / 40-88 → 96%
Battery
91%
Display
83%
Games Performance
42 / 68 → 61%
Application Performance
58 / 76 → 76%
Temperature
92%
Noise
100%
Audio
71 / 91 → 78%
Camera
65 / 85 → 76%
Average
75%
87%
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

Pros

+decent workmanship
+sturdy metal case
+microSD slot
+USB OTG functionality
+high-resolution, bright display
+practical fingerprint reader
+good stereo speakers
+low heat emissions
+great browser performance
+protective display foil included
 

Cons

-GPU is overburdened when running demanding games
-only Micro USB 2.0 available
-no LED flash
-no headset in delivery
-no NFC
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Write 256KB SDCard: 70.7 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Write 256KB SDCard: 23.52 MB/s » 33%
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Read 256KB SDCard: 84.9 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Read 256KB SDCard: 61.7 MB/s » 73%
AndroBench 3-5 Random Write 4KB: 65.1 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Random Write 4KB: 31.35 MB/s » 48%
AndroBench 3-5 Random Read 4KB: 62.8 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Random Read 4KB: 32.04 MB/s » 51%
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Write 256KB: 132.2 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Write 256KB: 117.2 MB/s » 89%
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Read 256KB: 268.6 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Read 256KB: 249.7 MB/s » 93%
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics: 2552 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics: 2331 Points » 91%
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics: 1910 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics: 656 Points » 34%
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited: 2023 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited: 781 Points » 39%
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Unlimited Physics: 2268 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Unlimited Physics: 2100 Points » 93%
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Unlimited Graphics: 2461 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Unlimited Graphics: 1021 Points » 41%
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Unlimited: 2415 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Unlimited: 1153 Points » 48%
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Physics: 2653 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Physics: 2322 Points » 88%
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics: 1778 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics: 832 Points » 47%
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1): 1919 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1): 970 Points » 51%
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Physics: 2555 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Physics: 2261 Points » 88%
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Graphics: 2501 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Graphics: 997 Points » 40%
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0: 2513 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0: 1139 Points » 45%
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics: 15538 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics Score: 22141 Points
3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Score: 20230 Points
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 T-Rex Onscreen: 51 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 T-Rex Onscreen: 23 fps » 45%
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 T-Rex Offscreen: 78 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 T-Rex Offscreen: 29 fps » 37%
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 Total: 3734 ms*
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 Total: 2823 ms* » 76%
Octane V2 Total Score: 11338 Points
Octane V2 Total Score: 11404 Points » 101%
BaseMark OS II Web: 1215 Points
BaseMark OS II Web: 1022 Points » 84%
BaseMark OS II Graphics: 4143 Points
BaseMark OS II Graphics: 1302 Points » 31%
BaseMark OS II Memory: 3985 Points
BaseMark OS II Memory: 2212 Points » 56%
BaseMark OS II System: 3940 Points
BaseMark OS II System: 3581 Points » 91%
BaseMark OS II Overall: 2982 Points
BaseMark OS II Overall: 1800 Points » 60%
GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Onscreen OGL: 24 fps
GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Onscreen OGL: 9 fps » 38%
GFXBench 3.0 1080p Manhattan Offscreen: 39 fps
GFXBench 3.0 1080p Manhattan Offscreen: 13 fps » 33%
GFXBench 3.1 Manhattan ES 3.1 Onscreen: 14 fps
GFXBench 3.1 Manhattan ES 3.1 Onscreen: 4.2 fps » 30%
GFXBench 3.1 Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen: 27 fps
GFXBench 3.1 Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen: 7.7 fps » 29%
WebXPRT 2015 Overall: 184 Points
WebXPRT 2015 Overall: 136 Points » 74%
GFXBench Car Chase Onscreen: 9.3 fps
GFXBench Car Chase Onscreen: 3.1 fps » 33%
GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen: 16 fps
GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen: 4.8 fps » 30%
AnTuTu v6 Total Score: 147597 Points
AnTuTu v6 Total Score: 86735 Points » 59%
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
PCMark for Android Work performance score: 5204 Points » 74%
JetStream 1.1 Total Score: 56.8 Points
JetStream 1.1 Total Score: 53.7 Points » 95%
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
Battery Runtime WiFi Websurfing: 546 min » 87%
Response Times Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80%: 13 ms*
Response Times Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80%: 59 ms* » 454%
Response Times Response Time Black / White: 20.5 ms*
Response Times Response Time Black / White: 36 ms* » 176%
Response Times PWM Frequency: 2451 Hz
Response Times PWM Frequency: 0 Hz » 0%
Loudspeakers Pink Noise: 85 dB(A)
Loudspeakers Pink Noise: 88 dB(A) » 104%
Networking iperf3 receive AX12: 203 MBit/s
Networking iperf3 receive AX12: 209 MBit/s » 103%
Networking iperf3 transmit AX12: 205 MBit/s
Networking iperf3 transmit AX12: 209 MBit/s » 102%
Geekbench 4.0 Compute RenderScript Score: 3144
Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Multi-Core Score: 5277
Geekbench 4.0 64 Bit Single-Core Score: 1726
Asphalt 8: Airborne high: 20 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne very low: 29 fps
Dead Trigger 2 high: 44 fps
* Smaller values are better.
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Redaktion, 2014-09-29 (Update: 2014-09-29)