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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 88.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-06-12 | 2019-08-09 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 14.82 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Cloud blue, Mountain gray and Rose blush |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 366.00 |
| 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 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 18.58 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S6 has a general score of 88.1, which is better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8's overall score of 75.5. Galaxy Tab S6 is a newer and notably thinner tablet than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8, although it is also a lot heavier. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 has just a little better performance than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 also has more RAM.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S6, because although it has a much smaller screen, and they both have an equal 1600 x 2560 resolution, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also counts with a quite better display pixels density. Galaxy Tab S6 takes much better videos and photos than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, and although they both have a 13 megapixels resolution back facing camera, the Galaxy Tab S6 also has a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low light photos.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 counts with a very superior memory to store more games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has 128 GB more internal memory and a slot for an external memory card that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. Galaxy Tab S6 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has 7040mAh of battery capacity against 5100mAh.
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