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| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| 2016-09-29 | 2015-09-03 |
| 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 10.93 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 359 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is slightly better than Huawei MediaPad M3, with a 73.6 score against 71.5. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is older than Huawei MediaPad M3, it's body is extremely thinner and lighter. The Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a just a little greater pixels number in each screen inch, a slightly higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a bit larger screen.
Huawei MediaPad M3 has just a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei MediaPad M3 also has a larger amount of RAM. The Huawei MediaPad M3 and the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch have really similar memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, both of them have equal 64 GB internal storage and a SD extension slot that holds up to 128 GB.
The Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with improved battery performance than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a 5100mAh battery size against 4000mAh. The Huawei MediaPad M3 takes a little bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. Both of them have a 8 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
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