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| Global Score | |
| 60.4 | 58.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| Android 4.3 | Android 4.0, 3.2 |
| -- | 2011-08-28 |
| 8.29 x 5.03 x 0.31 inches | 9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 inches |
| 12.70 ounces | 16.05 ounces |
| White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 249.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 189 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 8212 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 302 (400 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.37 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.62 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 6.6 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.64 | 7.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad T1 8.0 is slightly better than the Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, having a 60.4 score against 58.8. Huawei MediaPad T1 8.0 is a a lot lighter and a little bit thinner device than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE. These tablets include Android OS (operating system), but Huawei MediaPad T1 8.0 has a newer 4.3 version while Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE has Android 4.0 version, offering some additional features and improved performance.
The Huawei MediaPad T1 8.0 features a bit better CPU than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has 2 more processing cores and a graphics processor. The Huawei MediaPad T1 8.0 counts with a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, the Huawei MediaPad T1 8.0 also counts with a quite better count of pixels per inch of screen.
Huawei MediaPad T1 8.0 has a bit bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because although it has only 8 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 32 GB. Huawei MediaPad T1 8.0 captures better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, and although they both have the same (HD) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Huawei MediaPad T1 8.0 also has a much more mega-pixels camera in the back.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE has better battery performance than Huawei MediaPad T1 8.0, because it has 6100mAh of battery capacity.
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