Performance
Running on Android 8.0 (Oreo) with Huawei's custom EMUI 8 interface, the tablet offers a fluid user experience. It is powered by the Kirin 960s chipset, a robust 16-nanometer architecture, and features an octa-core processor composed of four Cortex-A73 cores clocked at 2.1 GHz and four Cortex-A53 cores at 1.8 GHz. Paired with a Mali-G71 GPU and available in configurations of 32GB, 64GB, or 128GB internal storage with 4GB of RAM, the MediaPad M5 8 is capable of handling multitasking, gaming, and streaming with relative ease. The inclusion of a dedicated microSDXC card slot provides expandable storage options for users with greater data needs.