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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 60.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2018-06-12 | 2015-05-02 |
| 10.19 x 6.76 x 0.29 inches | 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches |
| 17.57 ounces | 15.84 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 280 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 10 is much better than the Galaxy Tab A 9.7, getting a 75.8 score against 60.5. Huawei MediaPad M5 10's design has the same thickness than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, but it is a little bit heavier. Both tablets in our current comparison include Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version and Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has Android 7.1 Nougat version, so it gives you some extra features.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 features a lot better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a way higher 2560 x 1600 resolution, a little bit larger screen and a lot higher screen density. The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 256 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has a superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has more processing cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 features better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has 7500mAh of battery capacity.
Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
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