Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 61.5 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2014-02-23 | 2016-04-01 |
| 8.44 x 4.75 x 0.31 inches | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| 11.61 ounces | 9.98 ounces |
| Gray, Purple, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 155.00 | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Hisilicon Kirin 910 chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1600 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Mali-450MP4 GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.5 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M1 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), with a 61.5 score against 60.4. The Huawei MediaPad M1 design is just a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), but it's heavier and was released 2 years before. Both devices in this comparison review have Android OS (operating system), but Huawei MediaPad M1 has older 4.2.2 version and Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) has Android 5.1 Lollipop version.
The Huawei MediaPad M1 features a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has a just a little worse quantity of pixels per screen inch, and they both have an equal 1280 x 800 resolution, the Huawei MediaPad M1 also counts with a bit larger display. The Huawei MediaPad M1 counts with just a little better processing power than Galaxy Tab A (2016), although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Quad-Core CPU.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) captures much better photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M1. Both have a same resolution back-facing camera, the same video frame rate and the same 1280x720 video definition. Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a very superior storage for games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M1, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) also has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 200 GB.
Huawei MediaPad M1 counts with longer battery life than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a 4800mAh battery size.
The Huawei MediaPad M1 costs a little more than the Galaxy Tab A (2016), but you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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