Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4, 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2012-02-27 | 2018-06-12 |
| 10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 21.16 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | 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 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.02 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.5 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 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
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, with a 75.5 score against 66.3. Both tablets in this comparison review use Android OS, but Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has newer 8.0 Oreo version and Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 has Android 4.4 version, so it gives you some nice extra features and some performance improvements. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a notably newer tablet device, and it is also much lighter and somewhat thinner than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a larger amount of RAM and a larger number of cores (and faster). Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy Note 10.1, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels and a lot better count of pixels per inch in the display.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a back camera with much more megapixels. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 256 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
Galaxy Note 10.1 counts with a way better battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has 7000mAh of battery capacity instead of 5100mAh.
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