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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-09-28 | 2015-09-03 |
| 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 16.76 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 310.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 224 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5870mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is a bit better than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, with a general score of 74 against 73.3. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch's design is lighter and way thinner than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, although it was released many years before. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a little more vivid display than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a little greater quantity of pixels per screen inch.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a bit superior processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite also has 1 GB more RAM. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite shoots much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. Both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the same video frame rate and a back facing camera with an 8 mega-pixels resolution.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a bit bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 256 GB. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with greater battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has a 7500mAh battery size.
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