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| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 68.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2016-09-29 | 2018-09-20 |
| 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches | 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.93 ounces | 12.64 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 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 MSM8917 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 | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 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 is just a bit better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), getting a general score of 71.5 against 68.3. Despite of the fact that Huawei MediaPad M3 is older than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), it's design is somewhat thinner and lighter. The Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a way better display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a little bit bigger screen, a way higher 1600 x 2560px resolution and a lot higher screen density.
The Huawei MediaPad M3 features a slightly better memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has a SD card slot that supports 272 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage. Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a quite better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a higher number of faster cores and 2 GB more RAM memory.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a greater camera than Huawei MediaPad M3, although it has a much worse 5 MP resolution camera. Huawei MediaPad M3 features a bit superior battery duration than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has 5100mAh of battery capacity.
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