Microsoft Surface RT vs Honor Pad 5 (10.1-inch)

  • Microsoft Surface RT was first released on 10/01/2012. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 10.6 inches with a resolution of 1366x768 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    Powering the Microsoft Surface RT is the NVIDIA Tegra 3 chip. Along with the powerful CPU, the RAM capacity is 2GB. With the above parameters, you can quickly handle daily tasks, run heavy applications or play some popular games smoothly.

    In terms of cameras, the Surface RT on the rear packs a camera of 1.2-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 1.2-megapixel setup for selfies.

    It has 32GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable via microSD up to 64GB. This is a dual SIM tablet, measuring 172.00 x 274.60 x 9.30 (height x width x thickness) and weighing 680.40g.

    Connectivity options on the Microsoft Surface RT include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC. Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, compass/magnetometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor.
  • Honor Pad 5 (10.1-inch) was first released on 06/11/2019. It is available in Glacial Blue. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 8 inches with a resolution of 1920x1200 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    This series of tablets from Honor is powered by a non-removable battery of 5100mAh. So, if you are too busy or often have to move outdoors but forget to charge the device, it's no longer a problem.

    Powering the Honor Pad 5 (10.1-inch) is the HiSilicon Kirin 710 chip. Along with the powerful CPU, the RAM capacity is 3GB. With the above parameters, you can quickly handle daily tasks, run heavy applications or play some popular games smoothly.

    In terms of cameras, the Pad 5 (8-inch) on the rear packs a camera of 8-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 8-megapixel setup for selfies.

    The Pad 5 (8-inch) runs Magic UI 2.0 based on Android 9 Pie. This combination will bring you more interesting experiences on your tablet. It has 32GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable via microSD up to 512GB. This is a dual SIM tablet.

    Connectivity options on the Honor Pad 5 (10.1-inch) include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS. Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor.
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Model
Surface RT
Pad 5 (8-inch)
Price
$324
$180
Release date
October 2012
11th June 2019
Form factor
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Touchscreen
Dimensions (mm)
172.00 x 274.60 x 9.30
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Weight (g)
680.40
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Battery capacity (mAh)
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5100
Colours
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Glacial Blue
Screen size (inches)
10.6
8
Touchscreen
Resolution
1366x768 pixels
1920x1200 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI)
148
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Processor
1.3GHz quad-core
octa-core
Processor make
NVIDIA Tegra 3
RAM
Internal storage
Expandable storage
Expandable storage type
microSD
microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)
64
512
Rear camera
1.2-megapixel
8-megapixel
Front camera
1.2-megapixel
8-megapixel
Operating system
Skin
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Magic UI 2.0
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported
802.11 a/b/g/n
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth version
4.00
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USB OTG
No
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Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Gyroscope
Yes
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