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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Windows 10 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-05-21 | 2018-06-12 |
| 11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 26.60 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Silver | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2160 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core i5 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 16.38 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5070mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch has a general score of 80, which is a little bit better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8's 75.5 general score. Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch works with Windows 10 operating system, while Huawei MediaPad M5 8 works with Android 8.0 Oreo operating system. Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch is a incredibly heavier tablet than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, but both of them have the same thickness.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a more vivid screen than Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although it has a much smaller display, it also counts with a way greater pixels density and a little higher 1600 x 2560 resolution. The Galaxy Book 12-inch features a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 256 GB, the Galaxy Book 12-inch also has more internal memory.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a processor that's very similar to the processor in Galaxy Book 12-inch, because although the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has 4 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with more cores. The Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch and the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 feature really similar cameras, and although the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for low light images and videos, they both have a back camera with a 13 megapixels.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a bit superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Book 12-inch, because it has a 1% more battery size.
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