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| Global Score | |
| 63 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.1 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2013-01-07 | 2018-06-12 |
| 10.30 x 7.00 x 0.35 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 20.80 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 605.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| 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 |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 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 |
| 6.16 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.05 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G) |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Ion Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 720 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 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 has an overall score of 75.5, which is much better than Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE's 63 global score. Both devices in this review come with Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has the newer 8.0 Oreo version while Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE has Android 4.4.2 version. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 construction is noticeably newer, notably lighter and somewhat thinner than Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, because it has 2 GB more RAM and 4 more processing cores. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way greater screen pixel density and a lot better 1600 x 2560 resolution.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, because it has a back facing camera with lot more MP. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much greater memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, because it has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 256 GB and 112 GB more internal memory.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a superior battery performance than Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE.
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