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| Global Score | |
| 61.5 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-02-23 | 2020-04-27 |
| 8.44 x 4.75 x 0.31 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 11.61 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| Gray, Purple, Red and White | Mocha |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 155.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Hisilicon Kirin 910 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1600 MHz processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-450MP4 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.62 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is much better than Huawei MediaPad M1, getting a 74.6 score against 61.5. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) body is newer, a bit thinner and a bit lighter than the Huawei MediaPad M1. These tablets have Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has 9.0 Pie version and Huawei MediaPad M1 has Android 4.2.2 version, so it offers a lot of extra features and performance improvements.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a little better performance than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a greater number of cores and a greater amount of RAM. Huawei MediaPad M1 has a bit better display than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), although it has a way worse 1280 x 800 pixels resolution, a lot lower pixel density and a quite smaller screen.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a way better camera than Huawei MediaPad M1, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a superior storage to store more games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB and 32 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a bit better battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) costs a lot more than Huawei MediaPad M1, but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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