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| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 64.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2016-09-29 | 2016-02-18 |
| 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches | 8.35 x 4.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 10.93 ounces | 12.67 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| 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 | 6.4 |
| 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, 28 nm (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 |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M3 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0, getting a global score of 71.5 against 64.9. The Huawei MediaPad M3 construction is thinner and somewhat lighter than Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0, although they were released only a few months apart. The Huawei MediaPad M3 features a quite superior hardware performance than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because it has a higher number of cores (and also faster) and 2,5 GB more RAM.
The Huawei MediaPad M3 features an incredibly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because it has a much higher pixels density, a quite larger screen and a way better resolution of 1600 x 2560px. The Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0 captures much better videos and photos than Huawei MediaPad M3, although it has a way lower resolution back-facing camera.
Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab E 8.0, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 128 GB, the Huawei MediaPad M3 also has 48 GB more internal storage capacity. Huawei MediaPad M3 features just a little bit longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab E 8.0, because it has a 5100mAh battery size against 5000mAh.
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