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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
16GB LTEN5120
| Global Score | |
| 69.2 | 65.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2, 4.1.2 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2013-02-24 | 2015-07-16 |
| 8.30 x 5.35 x 0.31 inches | 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 11.92 ounces | 11.64 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 285.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 Quad (Exynos 4412) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-T628 MP4 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 8.0 is slightly better than Huawei MediaPad M2, having a 69.2 score against 65.5. Both of these tablets include Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Note 8.0 has the older 4.4.2 version while Huawei MediaPad M2 has Android 5.1 Lollipop version. The Galaxy Note 8.0 is a a bit heavier tablet than the Huawei MediaPad M2, but both of them are 0.31inches thick.
Galaxy Note 8.0 counts with a little better hardware performance than Huawei MediaPad M2, because although it has a lower number of cores and they are also slower and less RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. The Huawei MediaPad M2 features a brighter display than Galaxy Note 8.0, and although they both have a display with the same size, the Huawei MediaPad M2 also has a much better 1200 x 1920 pixels resolution and a greater pixel quantity in each screen inch.
Galaxy Note 8.0 counts with just a bit better camera than Huawei MediaPad M2, although it has a camera with much less mega-pixels resolution and a lot lower 1280x720 video definition. The Huawei MediaPad M2 has a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 128 GB and 32 GB internal storage.
The Huawei MediaPad M2 has just a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has a 4800mAh battery capacity.
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