Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2013-09-04 | 2018-06-12 |
| 9.57 x 6.75 x 0.31 inches | 10.19 x 6.76 x 0.29 inches |
| 19.29 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 610.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 299 pixels per inch | 280 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.49 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8220mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 43 hours talk time | -- |
| 9.12 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has a general score of 75.8, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014)'s score of 75.8. Huawei MediaPad M5 10's design is much newer, just a little bit thinner and just a little lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014). Both tablets we compare here work with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has the newer 8.0 Oreo version and Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) has Android 4.4.2 version, offering a couple nice extra features and optimized performance.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 counts with a CPU that is just as good as the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) one, because although the Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with 1 GB more RAM and 4 more processing cores. The Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) counts with a brighter display than Huawei MediaPad M5 10, because although it has a little bit smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 1600 x 2560, the Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) also counts with a little greater pixel quantity per inch in the display.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 captures much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014), because it has a camera in the back with way more mega pixels. Huawei MediaPad M5 10 counts with a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014), because it has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB and 128 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) features just a little better battery life than Huawei MediaPad M5 10, because it has an 8220mAh battery capacity instead of 7500mAh.
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