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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 13 |
| 2018-06-12 | 2023-07-26 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Beige and Graphite |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 11 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 359 pixels per inch | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (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 740 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 | -- |
| 7.92 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 8400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 9.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a general score of 75.5, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9's overall score of 64.1. Despite of the fact the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is way older and incredibly thicker than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, it's construction is still much lighter. These tablets have Android operating system, but Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version and Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 has Android 13 version.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much sharper screen than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a really smaller display. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a really superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 counts with a greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 1 TB.
Galaxy Tab S9 has a really longer battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has 8400mAh of battery capacity against 5100mAh. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9. They have a 13 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
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