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| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 71.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4, 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0 | -- |
| 2012-02-27 | 2016-09-29 |
| 10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 inches | 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches |
| 21.16 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 435.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.02 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.5 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M3 is a little bit better than Galaxy Note 10.1, having a 71.5 score against 66.3. The Huawei MediaPad M3 design is much newer, somewhat thinner and noticeably lighter than the Galaxy Note 10.1. Huawei MediaPad M3 features a sharper display than Galaxy Note 10.1, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a way better screen density.
Huawei MediaPad M3 features a quite superior processing power than Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a higher number of faster cores and 2 GB more RAM. Huawei MediaPad M3 has a bigger storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Huawei MediaPad M3 also has an external SD slot that admits up to 128 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 features a much longer battery life than Huawei MediaPad M3, because it has a 7000mAh battery capacity instead of 5100mAh. The Huawei MediaPad M3 captures much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a much more mega pixels camera in the back.
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