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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 75.5 |
| 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 | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 19.29 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 549.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 299 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.9 |
| 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 | |
| 64 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 |
| 9.46 | 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 | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 43 hours talk time | -- |
| 9.12 | 6.88 |
| 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
GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) is a bit better than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, with a overall score of 77.4 against 75.5. Both tablets in this comparison review come with Android operating system, but the GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) has older 4.4.2 version while Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has Android 8.0 Oreo version. Despite being the best we compare here, it must be told that it is also an extremely older, a lot heavier and a little thicker portable tablet.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 and GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) count with quite similar processors, because although the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) has a little sharper display than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a little bit worse count of pixels per inch in the screen, and they both have an equal 1600 x 2560 resolution, the GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) also counts with a bigger display.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much better camera than GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition), because it has a camera in the back with lot more megapixels. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition), because it has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB and 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
The GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) features a much better battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has an 8220mAh battery size.
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