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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.1, 4.0 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2012-09-28 | 2018-06-12 |
| 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 20.70 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 250.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.72 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.5 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 624 hours standby time | -- |
| 8.32 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a score of 75.5, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T)'s 65 global score. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a notably newer tablet, and it is also noticeably lighter and a lot thinner than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T). Both of these devices work with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has newer 8.0 Oreo version and Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has Android 4.1 version.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a better looking screen than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much higher display density and a way higher 1600 x 2560 resolution. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because it has a SD card slot that holds up to 256 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a quite superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and more cores. The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) counts with a way better battery life than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 7000mAh battery size against 5100mAh.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a greater camera than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because it has a camera with much more mega-pixels.
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