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Lenovo TAB 2 A8
16 GB LTE| Global Score | |
| 60.1 | 65.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Huawei |
| Android 5.0 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 0000-00-00 | 2015-07-16 |
| 8.27 x 4.92 x 0.35 inches | 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 11.64 ounces | 11.64 ounces |
| Blue, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 259.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8732 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP2 (Dual-Core 416 MHz) GPU | Mali-T628 MP4 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 5.9 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M2 is just a bit better than Lenovo TAB 2 A8, with a 65.5 score against 60.1. These tablets come with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei MediaPad M2 has the newer 5.1 Lollipop version while Lenovo TAB 2 A8 has Android 5.0 version. Huawei MediaPad M2's construction has the same weight than the Lenovo TAB 2 A8, but it's somewhat thinner.
The Lenovo TAB 2 A8 features a little bit better performance than Huawei MediaPad M2, because although it has less RAM memory and 4 lesser and slower CPU cores, it also counts with an additional GPU and a 64-bit processing unit. Huawei MediaPad M2 features a little more vivid screen than Lenovo TAB 2 A8, and although they both have a same size screen, the Huawei MediaPad M2 also has a lot better resolution of 1200 x 1920 and more pixels per inch in the display.
The Huawei MediaPad M2 counts with a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Lenovo TAB 2 A8, because it has more internal memory capacity and a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 128 GB. Huawei MediaPad M2 has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Lenovo TAB 2 A8, because it has a 14% bigger battery capacity.
Huawei MediaPad M2 features just a bit better camera than Lenovo TAB 2 A8, because it has a back-facing camera with a much better 8 mega pixels resolution.
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