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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 78.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 13 |
| 2018-06-12 | 2023-10-04 |
| 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches | 6.53 x 10.01 x 0.26 inches |
| 11.15 ounces | 18.48 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2304 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 249 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Exynos 1380 S5E8835 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Mali G68 MP5 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.36 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 7.92 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | 5G, 5G |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S9 FE is a little bit better than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, with a 78.4 score against 75.5. Both tablets in this comparison review have Android OS, but Galaxy Tab S9 FE has older 13 version while Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has Android 8.0 Oreo. The Galaxy Tab S9 FE design is incredibly newer and somewhat thinner than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8's, although it's notably heavier.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE counts with a bit better processing power than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Galaxy Tab S9 FE also has more RAM. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a bit sharper screen than Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because although it has a lot smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the display and a little bit higher 1600 x 2560 resolution.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 captures a lot better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because it has a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy Tab S9 FE, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 256 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE features a really longer battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has an 8000mAh battery capacity instead of 5100mAh.
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