Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 59.4 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Alcatel | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-10-20 | 2018-06-12 |
| 8.25 x 4.92 x 0.34 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.37 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Metalic Black | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8165A chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-760 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.82 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.8 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4080mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is much better than Alcatel JOY TAB, getting a score of 75.5 against 59.4. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 body is somewhat thinner than Alcatel JOY TAB, but it's a bit heavier and was released around 17 months before. Both of these tablets come with Android OS, but the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has the older 8.0 Oreo version while Alcatel JOY TAB has Android 9.0 Pie version.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a better hardware performance than Alcatel JOY TAB, because it has a greater number of faster cores and 2 GB more RAM. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a lot better looking screen than Alcatel JOY TAB, because it has a little bigger display, a lot better number of pixels per screen inch and a way better resolution of 1600 x 2560.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much greater memory for apps and games than Alcatel JOY TAB, because it has an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with better battery duration than Alcatel JOY TAB, because it has a 25% bigger battery capacity.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 captures much better photographs and videos than Alcatel JOY TAB, because it has a camera in the back with a way higher resolution.
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