Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2018-09-28 | 2017-03-24 |
| 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.76 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum | Glass |
| $ 310.00 | $ 240.00 |
| 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 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.36 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S3 has a general score of 75.2, which is slightly better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite's score of 73.3. Both devices in our current comparison work with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Tab S3 has 9.0 Pie version and Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has Android 8.0 Oreo version. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy Tab S3 is older than the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, it's design is just a little bit lighter and notably thinner.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a bit better processing unit than Galaxy Tab S3, and although they both have 4 GB of RAM, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite also has a higher number of cores. The Galaxy Tab S3 counts with just a bit better looking display than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a quite higher pixel number per inch of display.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, and although they both have an external memory slot that allows up to 256 GB, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite also has 64 GB internal memory. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a 7500mAh battery capacity against 6000mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has a much higher (4K) video definition and a much higher resolution back facing camera.
Despite of being the best tablet in this comparison, Galaxy Tab S3 is also a bargain compared to others, making this tablet an obvious call.
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