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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2018-06-12 | 2014-01-06 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 8.62 x 5.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 11.82 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 289.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super Clear LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 5.4 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 4800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 25 hours talk time |
| 6.88 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has an overall score of 75.5, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4's 75.2 overall score. Although the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a little bit thicker than the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, it's a little bit lighter and also a lot newer. These tablets use Android operating system, but the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has newer 8.0 Oreo version and Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 has Android 4.4.2 version.
The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 features a brighter display than Huawei MediaPad M5 8. Both of them have a same size display, a greater quantity of pixels per inch of display and the same exact resolution of 2560 x 1600. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features much more storage to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, because it has 96 GB more internal storage and a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 and Huawei MediaPad M5 8 feature incredibly similar processors, because although the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 has 4 less and slower cpu cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional GPU. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, because it has a much more megapixels back camera.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a bit longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, because it has a 5100mAh battery size against 4800mAh.
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