Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2016-09-29 | 2016-06-01 |
| 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 10.93 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M3 is slightly better than the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), having a 71.5 score against 70.2. Even though the Huawei MediaPad M3 and Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) were released only 4 months apart, the Huawei MediaPad M3 is way lighter and a little thinner. The Huawei MediaPad M3 has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way greater count of pixels per inch of screen and a better 1600 x 2560 resolution.
The Huawei MediaPad M3 features a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei MediaPad M3 also has 2 GB more RAM memory. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a greater camera than Huawei MediaPad M3. Both of them have a same resolution camera in the back.
The Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has an external memory card slot that admits 72 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a way better battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M3, because it has a 43% greater battery size.
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