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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 12 |
| 2018-06-12 | -- |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | -- |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2600 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 359 pixels per inch | 209 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.4 |
| 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 | No SD card slot |
| 13.18 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 11200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 10.96 |
| 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
Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has an overall score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8's general score of 75.5. Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra's design is noticeably lighter and thinner than Huawei MediaPad M5 8. These tablets have Android OS, but the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has the older 12 version while Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a way better screen than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, because although it has a bit worse 1600 x 2560 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better display density. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a superior memory to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 256 GB.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a very superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has a greater camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, and although they both have the same resolution back-facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra also has a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photos and video.
The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra counts with a very superior battery life than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 11200mAh battery size.
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