Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-06-12 | 2016-06-01 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), having a 75.5 score against 70.2. Both devices in this review work with Android OS, but Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has the older 8.0 Oreo version and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has Android 8.1 Oreo. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 construction is extremely newer, much lighter and just a bit thinner than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016).
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way better count of pixels per inch in the display and a higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a very superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has 128 GB internal storage and an external memory slot that admits up to 256 GB.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has more RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features just a bit better camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a much worse resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture to capture better low-light photos and video.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a very superior battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 43 percent larger battery size.
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