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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 60.5 |
| 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 | 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 15.84 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 359 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 5.9 |
| 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) | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 7.52 |
| 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
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has an overall score of 75.5, which is way better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7's 60.5 score. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a way lighter tablet device than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, but both have the same thickness. These tablets include Android OS (operating system), but Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has 8.0 Oreo version while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has Android 7.1 Nougat.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with an incredibly better screen than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a much greater display pixels density and a way higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a superior storage for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD card slot that allows up to 256 GB.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a quite superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has more processing cores and 2,5 GB more RAM. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 features just a little bit longer battery life than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a much better resolution back camera.
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