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| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2016-09-29 | 2022-01-13 |
| 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 10.93 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 359 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 6.49 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M3 is better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, with a 71.5 score against 62.6. Huawei MediaPad M3's construction is a lot lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, although it's just a little thicker and was released 5 years before. The Huawei MediaPad M3 features a very superior CPU than Galaxy Tab A8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei MediaPad M3 also has 1 GB more RAM memory.
The Huawei MediaPad M3 features an incredibly better screen than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a way greater screen density and a higher 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution. Galaxy Tab A8's camera is very similar to Huawei MediaPad M3's camera, they have the same resolution back-facing camera.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a bigger storage for applications and games than Huawei MediaPad M3, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports up to 1 TB. The Galaxy Tab A8 features a way better battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M3, because it has a 7040mAh battery size instead of 5100mAh.
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