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Lenovo TAB 2 A8
16 GB LTE| Global Score | |
| 60.1 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Lenovo | Huawei |
| Android 5.0 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 0000-00-00 | 2018-09-28 |
| 8.27 x 4.92 x 0.35 inches | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.64 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| Blue, Pink and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 259.00 | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT8732 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T760 MP2 (Dual-Core 416 MHz) GPU | Mali T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.9 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is way better than the Lenovo TAB 2 A8, with a 73.3 score against 60.1. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite body is a lot heavier but thinner than the Lenovo TAB 2 A8. Both devices in our current comparison have Android operating system, but the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a newer 8.0 Oreo version and Lenovo TAB 2 A8 has Android 5.0 version, counting with some nice extra features and better performance.
Lenovo TAB 2 A8 counts with a little sharper screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, although it has a bit worse pixels quantity in each screen inch, a lot lower 1280 x 800px resolution and a much smaller screen. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a CPU that is very similar to the Lenovo TAB 2 A8 one, because although the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor and a 32-bit processing unit instead of 64-bits, it also counts with 4 more processing cores and 3 GB more RAM memory.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a superior storage to store more apps and games than Lenovo TAB 2 A8, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 256 GB and 48 GB more internal memory. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a way better camera than Lenovo TAB 2 A8, because it has a back camera with a lot better resolution.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a way better battery performance than Lenovo TAB 2 A8, because it has a 79% bigger battery capacity.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite costs more money than the Lenovo TAB 2 A8, but you can get a much better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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