Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 4.4, 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2018-06-12 | 2012-02-27 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 21.16 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 435.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | ARM Mali GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 9.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 5.4 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is better than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, with a 75.5 score against 66.3. These tablets have Android operating system, but the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has newer 8.0 Oreo version while Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 has Android 4.4 version, so it offers a couple nice extra features. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a a lot newer portable tablet, and it's also a lot lighter and somewhat thinner than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a better display than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with much more pixels per inch of screen and a lot better 1600 x 2560 resolution. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a larger amount of RAM and 4 more cpu cores.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a lot better 13 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a superior memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 256 GB and 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Note 10.1 features a much longer battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has 7000mAh of battery capacity instead of 5100mAh.
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