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| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2016-09-29 | 2017-10-10 |
| 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.93 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 6.8 |
| 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 has an overall score of 71.5, which is a little bit better than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s 65.7 score. Huawei MediaPad M3 is an older tablet device than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), but it is somewhat thinner and lighter anyway. The Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with an incredibly better looking display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a lot better resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels, a much greater display pixels density and a little larger display.
Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a quite better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has 4 more cores and 2 GB more RAM. Huawei MediaPad M3 has much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 128 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with 48 GB more internal storage.
Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a bit better battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a 2% larger battery size. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) shoots much better videos and photos than Huawei MediaPad M3. Both of them have a back-facing camera with an 8 mega-pixels.
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