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| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 58.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 4.0, 3.2 |
| 2016-09-29 | 2011-08-28 |
| 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches | 9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 inches |
| 10.93 ounces | 16.05 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 359 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 7.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M3 is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, with a 71.5 score against 58.8. The Huawei MediaPad M3 design is newer, thinner and notably lighter than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE. Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with way more pixels per inch of screen and a way better 1600 x 2560px resolution.
The Huawei MediaPad M3 features a better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has 6 more CPU cores. Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has a way more mega-pixels back facing camera. The Huawei MediaPad M3 features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has 64 GB internal storage and an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE features better battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M3, because it has a 20% larger battery capacity.
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