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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 13, 12 |
| 2018-06-12 | 2022-02-25 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 17.74 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Graphite, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 11 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LTPS |
| 359 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.18 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 is a little bit better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8, with a 76.7 score against 75.5. These devices come with Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 has an older 13 version and Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has Android 8.0 Oreo. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 construction is noticeably newer and thinner than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8's, although it is extremely heavier.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with an extremely better CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a much better screen than Galaxy Tab S8, because although it has a much smaller display, and they both have an equal resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also counts with a better display pixels density.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 features just a bit better camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 8. Both have the same resolution back facing camera. The Galaxy Tab S8 counts with a bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy Tab S8 also has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 1 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 features a much longer battery life than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has an 8000mAh battery capacity against 5100mAh.
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