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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 62.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2018-06-12 | 2015-05-02 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 8.20 x 5.43 x 0.29 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 11.04 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 159.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 359 pixels per inch | 160 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a general score of 75.5, which is a lot better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0's global score of 62.8. Both of these tablets come with Android OS, but Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has 8.0 Oreo version while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has Android 7.1 Nougat, so it provides you lots of additional features. Huawei MediaPad M5 8's design has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0, but it's a bit heavier.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a way better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because it has a quite bigger display, a lot higher 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution and a lot higher quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because it has 112 GB more internal storage and an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a quite superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because it has a larger number of cores and 2,5 GB more RAM memory. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because it has 5100mAh of battery capacity instead of 4200mAh.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because it has a back camera with much more MP.
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