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Huawei MediaPad M3 8.4 inch

Huawei MediaPad M3 8.4 Tablet Review by Andreas Kilian
Huawei MediaPad M3 8.4
#1095 HiSilicon Kirin 950
#848 ARM Mali-T880 MP4
4096 MB
32 GB
eMMC
8.40-inch
2560x1600
310 g
215.5 x 124.2 x 7.3
19.5 Wh
349 Euro

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

 

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

+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: 23.52 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Read 256KB SDCard: 61.7 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Random Write 4KB: 31.35 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Random Read 4KB: 32.04 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Write 256KB: 117.2 MB/s
AndroBench 3-5 Sequential Read 256KB: 249.7 MB/s
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics: 2331 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics: 656 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited: 781 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Unlimited Physics: 2100 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Unlimited Graphics: 1021 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Unlimited: 1153 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Physics: 2322 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Graphics: 832 Points
3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1): 970 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Physics: 2261 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0 Graphics: 997 Points
3DMark Sling Shot OpenGL ES 3.0: 1139 Points
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: 23 fps
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 T-Rex Offscreen: 29 fps
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 Total: 2823 ms*
Octane V2 Total Score: 11404 Points
BaseMark OS II Web: 1022 Points
BaseMark OS II Graphics: 1302 Points
BaseMark OS II Memory: 2212 Points
BaseMark OS II System: 3581 Points
BaseMark OS II Overall: 1800 Points
GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Onscreen OGL: 9 fps
GFXBench 3.0 1080p Manhattan Offscreen: 13 fps
GFXBench 3.1 Manhattan ES 3.1 Onscreen: 4.2 fps
GFXBench 3.1 Manhattan ES 3.1 Offscreen: 7.7 fps
WebXPRT 2015 Overall: 136 Points
GFXBench Car Chase Onscreen: 3.1 fps
GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen: 4.8 fps
AnTuTu v6 Total Score: 86735 Points
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
PCMark for Android Work performance score: 5204 Points
JetStream 1.1 Total Score: 53.7 Points
Asphalt 8: Airborne high: 20 fps
Asphalt 8: Airborne very low: 29 fps
Dead Trigger 2 high: 44 fps
Battery Runtime WiFi Websurfing: 546 min
Response Times Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80%: 59 ms*
Response Times Response Time Black / White: 36 ms*
Response Times PWM Frequency: 0 Hz
Loudspeakers Pink Noise: 88 dB(A)
Networking iperf3 receive AX12: 209 MBit/s
Networking iperf3 transmit AX12: 209 MBit/s
* Smaller values are better.
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Redaktion, 2014-09-29 (Update: 2014-09-29)