Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.5 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 4.4, 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2015-07-16 | 2012-02-27 |
| 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches | 10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 inches |
| 11.64 ounces | 21.16 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 435.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | ARM Mali GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 9.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 10.1 is a bit better than the Huawei MediaPad M2, getting a 66.3 score against 65.5. Galaxy Note 10.1 is better than Huawei MediaPad M2, it must be told that it's also way older, noticeably heavier and somewhat thicker. Both tablets in this comparison come with Android operating system, but Galaxy Note 10.1 has the previous 4.4 version and Huawei MediaPad M2 has Android 5.1 Lollipop version.
The Huawei MediaPad M2 features a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a higher amount of RAM and more CPU cores. Huawei MediaPad M2 counts with a much better screen than Galaxy Note 10.1, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher 1200 x 1920 resolution and a way higher amount of pixels per inch of screen.
The Huawei MediaPad M2 shoots better photos and videos than Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a lot higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back. The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 features a bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M2, because although it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows 96 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 counts with a much better battery life than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has a 7000mAh battery capacity.
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