Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 61.5 | 62.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2014-02-23 | 2015-05-02 |
| 8.44 x 4.75 x 0.31 inches | 8.20 x 5.43 x 0.29 inches |
| 11.61 ounces | 11.04 ounces |
| Gray, Purple, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 155.00 | $ 159.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 160 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 6.2 |
| Performance | |
| Hisilicon Kirin 910 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1600 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Mali-450MP4 GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.5 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has an overall score of 62.8, which is a bit better than the Huawei MediaPad M1's 61.5 overall score. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is a newer tablet, and it is also just a bit thinner and just a bit lighter than the Huawei MediaPad M1. Both tablets in our current comparison come with Android OS, but Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has a newer 7.1 Nougat version and Huawei MediaPad M1 has Android 4.2.2.
The Huawei MediaPad M1 has a brighter display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Huawei MediaPad M1 also has a bit higher resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels and a little more pixels per inch in the screen. The Huawei MediaPad M1 counts with a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, although it has 512 MB less RAM memory, they both have 4 cores.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 counts with a much bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has more internal storage and a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has a slightly better camera than Huawei MediaPad M1. Both of them have a same resolution back facing camera, the same 1280x720 (HD) video definition and the same video frame rates.
Huawei MediaPad M1 has just a little bit longer battery life than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because it has 4800mAh of battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is a bit more expensive than Huawei MediaPad M1, but you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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