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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-09-28 | 2019-04-26 |
| 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches | 9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches |
| 16.76 ounces | 14.11 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Gold and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 310.00 | $ 316.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 224 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7040mAh Li - Ion 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 and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S5e is slightly better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, with a general score of 78.6 against 73.3. The Galaxy Tab S5e is a much thinner and lighter tablet device than the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, even when both were released only 7 months apart. These devices work with Android OS, but the Galaxy Tab S5e has the older 10 version and Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has Android 8.0 Oreo version.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e. Both of them have the same number of cores and the same RAM amount. Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a slightly better display than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has a greater number of pixels per display inch, a quite bigger screen and a better 1600 x 2560 resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a greater camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels and a lot better 3840x2160 video quality. The Galaxy Tab S5e has much more memory for applications and games than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 512 GB and 64 GB more internal storage.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features just a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab S5e, because it has a 7500mAh battery capacity instead of 7040mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e costs a little more money than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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