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| Global Score | |
| 61.5 | 60.5 |
| 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 | 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches |
| 11.61 ounces | 15.84 ounces |
| Gray, Purple, Red and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 155.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 5.9 |
| 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 | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.5 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M1 is a little bit better than the Galaxy Tab A 9.7, getting a general score of 61.5 against 60.5. Even though the Huawei MediaPad M1 is older and a little bit thicker than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, it's design is still lighter. These tablets use Android operating system, but the Huawei MediaPad M1 has 4.2.2 version and Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has Android 7.1 Nougat.
The Huawei MediaPad M1 counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, although it has 512 MB less RAM memory, they both have 4 cpu cores. Huawei MediaPad M1 has a lot better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher 1280 x 800 pixels resolution and a better pixels density.
Galaxy Tab A 9.7 features a bit better camera than Huawei MediaPad M1. They have the same video definition, the same video frame rate and the same resolution back-facing camera. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has a much bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has 8 GB more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has longer battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
The Huawei MediaPad M1 not only is the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also cheaper, which makes this tablet an easy choice.
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