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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 68.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2018-09-28 | 2018-09-20 |
| 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches | 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 16.76 ounces | 12.64 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 310.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 224 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), having a 73.3 score against 68.3. Both of these devices use Android operating system, but the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has older 8.0 Oreo version while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has Android 8.1 Oreo. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite's design is a lot heavier but somewhat thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), and both were released only 0 months apart.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a bit better looking display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a way better 1920 x 1200px resolution, a bigger screen and a little higher pixels density. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a quite bigger memory to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 256 GB against 400 GB, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a larger number of cores and more RAM memory. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a way better battery duration than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a 50 percent larger battery size.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) counts with a little bit better camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, although it has a much less megapixels back-facing camera and a lower video resolution.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite costs more money than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), but you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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