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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 4.4, 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2018-09-28 | 2012-02-27 |
| 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches | 10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 inches |
| 16.76 ounces | 21.16 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 310.00 | $ 435.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali T830 MP2 GPU | ARM Mali GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 9.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a score of 73.3, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1's 66.3 overall score. Both of these devices use Android OS, but the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has 8.0 Oreo version while Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 has Android 4.4 version, providing the user lots of additional features and performance tweaks. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite construction is extremely newer, a lot lighter and somewhat thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a larger number of cores and a higher amount of RAM memory. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a little bit better display than Galaxy Note 10.1, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite also has a much higher resolution of 1920 x 1200px and a much higher pixels count per screen inch.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite captures way better photos and videos than Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution and a way better 1920x1080 video quality. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a better memory for games and applications than Galaxy Note 10.1, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a little better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has 7500mAh of battery capacity instead of 7000mAh.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is also by far the cheapest one, making it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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