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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 8.0 Oreo | Android 13 |
| 2018-09-28 | 2023-07-26 |
| 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 16.76 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Beige and Graphite |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 310.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 11 inches |
| 1200 x 1920 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 224 pixels per inch | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.36 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 8400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 9.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a general score of 73.3, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9's 64.1 overall score. These tablets include Android operating system, but the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version while Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 has Android 13. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is a much older and noticeably thicker tablet than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, but Huawei made it a little lighter anyway.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has an incredibly better looking screen than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a bit smaller screen. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a very superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Galaxy Tab S9 has a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has more internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a little bit better camera than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a camera in the back with much less mega-pixels. Galaxy Tab S9 features a little better battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has 8400mAh of battery capacity against 7500mAh.
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