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| Global Score | |
| 65.5 | 60.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 4.4 |
| 2015-07-16 | 2015-06-30 |
| 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches | 9.52 x 5.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 11.64 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 283 pixels per inch | 157 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 6.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 5.62 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 2.4 | 3.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M2 has a score of 65.5, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab E's score of 60.7. Both devices in this review have Android OS, but Huawei MediaPad M2 has the newer 5.1 Lollipop version while Samsung Galaxy Tab E has Android 4.4 version. Huawei MediaPad M2 is a a bit thinner and a lot lighter tablet than Samsung Galaxy Tab E, even though both were released only 1 months apart.
The Huawei MediaPad M2 has a superior processing power than Galaxy Tab E, because it has more RAM and more cpu cores. The Huawei MediaPad M2 features an incredibly better screen than Galaxy Tab E, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1200 x 1920 and a much greater pixels quantity per inch of display.
The Huawei MediaPad M2 has a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab E, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 128 GB, the Huawei MediaPad M2 also has more internal memory. Galaxy Tab E counts with just a bit better battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4800mAh.
Galaxy Tab E captures just a bit better photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M2, although it has a lot worse 5 mega pixels resolution back camera and a much worse (HD) video quality.
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