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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2018-06-12 | 2016-04-01 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 9.98 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 359 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has an overall score of 75.5, which is a lot better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016)'s overall score of 60.4. Both tablets in our current comparison have Android operating system, but Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has newer 8.0 Oreo version and Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) has Android 5.1 Lollipop, counting with a lot of extra features and a performance increase. Although the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is somewhat heavier than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), it's somewhat thinner and also incredibly newer.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a bigger display, a way higher 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution and a lot more pixels per inch of screen. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a much better 13 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 256 GB.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a 5100mAh battery size against 4000mAh.
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