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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 10 |
| 2018-06-12 | 2020-09-28 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black |
| Metal | Plastic |
| -- | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a global score of 79, which is slightly better than Huawei MediaPad M5 8's score of 75.5. Both of these devices have Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has an older 10 version and Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has Android 8.0 Oreo. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a incredibly newer tablet than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8, but it is incredibly thicker and way heavier.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a little sharper screen than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a better 1600 x 2560 resolution, a bit larger display and a greater pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a little bit better processing power than Huawei MediaPad M5 8. Both have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a little bit better camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 8. They have a same resolution camera in the back. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a bit more storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits 768 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory capacity.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has just a little bit longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has 5100mAh of battery capacity instead of 5050mAh.
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