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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 11 |
| 2018-09-28 | 2022-01-13 |
| 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 16.76 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 310.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 224 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali T830 MP2 GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, having a global score of 73.3 against 62.6. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is a incredibly older and just a little bit thicker tablet than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, but Huawei made it a little lighter anyway. Both devices in our current comparison come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has newer 8.0 Oreo version while Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11 version.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a much better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1920 x 1200px and a quite higher display density. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a really superior performance than Galaxy Tab A8, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite also has a larger amount of RAM.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8. Both have the same resolution back camera. Galaxy Tab A8 features just a bit more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab A8, because it has 7500mAh of battery capacity instead of 7040mAh.
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