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| Global Score | |
| 64.7 | 68.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 5.1 | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-07-14 | 2018-09-20 |
| 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches | 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 11.64 ounces | 12.64 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black |
| Metal | -- |
| $ 285.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 283 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Single-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T628 MP4 GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.5 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) is just a bit better than Huawei MediaPad M2, with a score of 68.3 against 64.7. Both of these tablets use Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has 8.1 Oreo version while Huawei MediaPad M2 has Android 5.1 version, offering lots of additional features. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018)'s construction is much newer, but thicker and a little heavier than Huawei MediaPad M2.
Huawei MediaPad M2 has a much more vibrant display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Huawei MediaPad M2 also has a better quantity of pixels per inch in the screen and a way better resolution of 1920 x 1200px. The Huawei MediaPad M2 has a little faster processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has more storage to store more games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M2, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) also has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 400 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) captures greater photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad M2, although it has a worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a lot less mega pixels resolution camera.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a bit superior battery life than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4800mAh.
Even being the best tablet in our comparison, Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) is also cheaper than the Huawei MediaPad M2.
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