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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-06-12 | 2019-07-05 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 359 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 6.88 |
| 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 just a bit better than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), with a global score of 75.5 against 69. These tablets come with Android operating system, but the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a newer 8.0 Oreo version and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has Android 11 version, so it gives some nice extra features and some performance improvements. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is an older tablet than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), but it's a little thinner and a little bit lighter anyway.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a bit bigger screen, way more pixels per inch of screen and a lot better resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a bit superior processor than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has 4 more CPU cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a way higher 13 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)'s battery life is just as good as Huawei MediaPad M5 8's battery lifetime.
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