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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1)
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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 61.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2018-06-12 | 2012-02-26 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 20.74 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 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 7.65 |
| 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 | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 624 hours standby time |
| 6.88 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is way better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), getting a score of 75.5 against 61.4. Both devices in this review use Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has 8.0 Oreo version and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) has Android 4.1. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a newer tablet, and it's also way thinner and lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1).
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has an incredibly better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a way greater quantity of pixels per screen inch and a lot higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a very superior processing unit than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores (and also faster).
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much bigger storage for apps and games than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that admits up to 256 GB. Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) counts with a very superior battery life than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has 7000mAh of battery capacity instead of 5100mAh.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because it has a way more mega-pixels back facing camera.
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