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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-12 | 2018-08-10 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 17.04 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and Gray |
| Metal | Glass |
| -- | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 359 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S4 is just a bit better than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, getting a 78.8 score against 75.5. The Galaxy Tab S4 body is incredibly heavier but just a little bit thinner than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8, and both of them were only released with a couple of months difference. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 counts with a processing unit that is just as good as the processor in Huawei MediaPad M5 8, they have 8 CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S4, because although it has a lot smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also counts with a little higher number of pixels per inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 takes much clearer videos and photos than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, and although they both have a 13 megapixels camera, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 also has a larger camera aperture for better low light photos and videos. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a better storage to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab S4, because although it has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 has a way better battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has 7300mAh of battery capacity.
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