Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 60.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2016-09-29 | 2015-05-02 |
| 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches | 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.93 ounces | 15.84 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 359 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M3 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, with a general score of 71.5 against 60.5. The Huawei MediaPad M3 is a notably lighter tablet than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, but they have the same thickness. The Huawei MediaPad M3 has a greater performance than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a higher amount of RAM and a larger number of cores.
Huawei MediaPad M3 has an incredibly better display than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a much better 1600 x 2560px resolution and a lot higher pixel density. The Huawei MediaPad M3 has a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a back-facing camera with lot more MP.
Huawei MediaPad M3 has a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, and although they both have an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB, the Huawei MediaPad M3 also has 48 GB more internal memory. Galaxy Tab A 9.7 features just a little better battery life than Huawei MediaPad M3, because it has an 18 percent greater battery size.
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