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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 62.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 4.0 |
| 2018-06-12 | 2012-10-09 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 20.64 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 420.00 |
| 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 | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 7.92 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G) and EV-DO A |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 5.5 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has an overall score of 75.5, which is much better than the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1's 62.7 general score. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 body is way newer, notably lighter and a lot thinner than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1. Both of these tablets include Android OS, but Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has newer 8.0 Oreo version while Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 has Android 4.0 version, so it gives a couple additional features and improved performance.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a quite superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with 6 more cores and 3 GB more RAM. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much higher screen density and a lot higher 1600 x 2560 resolution.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, because it has a back facing camera with a lot better resolution. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, because it has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 has a superior battery performance than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has 7000mAh of battery capacity against 5100mAh.
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