Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 61.5 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2014-02-23 | 2016-06-01 |
| 8.44 x 4.75 x 0.31 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 11.61 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Gray, Purple, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 155.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Hisilicon Kirin 910 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1600 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-450MP4 GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is better than Huawei MediaPad M1, getting a 70.2 score against 61.5. Even though Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is a lot newer than Huawei MediaPad M1, it is just a little bit thicker and a lot heavier. Both devices in this review come with Android operating system, but Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a newer 8.1 Oreo version while Huawei MediaPad M1 has Android 4.2.2, providing you a couple additional features.
The Huawei MediaPad M1 has a slightly better screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), although it has a much smaller screen, a bit lower screen density and a way worse resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 200 GB and more internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has just a bit better hardware performance than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a greater number of 1.6 GHz cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a much better battery life than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a 52% more battery capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) takes way better photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M1, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also has a back camera with lot more mega-pixels.
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