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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
16 GBHuawei MediaPad X2
32 GBGEM-702L
| Global Score | |
| 67.1 | 72.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2, 4.1.2 | Android 5.0 |
| 2013-02-24 | 2015-04-07 |
| 8.30 x 5.35 x 0.31 inches | 7.22 x 4.09 x 0.28 inches |
| 11.92 ounces | 8.78 ounces |
| -- | Gold |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 285.00 | $ 165.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 323 pixels per inch |
| -- | 450 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 Quad (Exynos 4412) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-T628 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.93 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM, Dual SIM |
| 4 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad X2 is a bit better than the Galaxy Note 8.0, having a overall score of 72.7 against 67.1. Both of these tablets include Android OS (operating system), but the Huawei MediaPad X2 has the newer 5.0 version and Galaxy Note 8.0 has Android 4.4.2, so it provides the user some additional features and performance enhancements. The Huawei MediaPad X2 is a incredibly newer tablet, and it is also a lot lighter and a bit thinner than Galaxy Note 8.0.
The Huawei MediaPad X2 has a much sharper screen than Galaxy Note 8.0, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1920 x 1200px and a way better pixels number per inch of display. Huawei MediaPad X2 counts with a very superior storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has 32 GB internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 128 GB.
The Huawei MediaPad X2 has just a bit better processing power than Galaxy Note 8.0, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit, 1 GB more RAM memory and a higher number of cores. Huawei MediaPad X2 has just a bit longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has a 9 percent larger battery size.
Huawei MediaPad X2 features a little bit better camera than Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has a back-facing camera with a much higher resolution and a much higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition.
Huawei MediaPad X2 not only is the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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