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| Global Score | |
| 62.7 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.0 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2012-10-09 | 2018-06-12 |
| 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 420.00 | -- |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 8 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 |
| 5.06 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 5.5 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and EV-DO A | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a global score of 75.5, which is way better than the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1's global score of 62.7. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a way newer tablet, and it's also incredibly lighter and incredibly thinner than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1. These tablets have Android OS, but the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has newer 8.0 Oreo version and Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 has Android 4.0, giving some nice extra features.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much better screen than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot higher 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution and a much greater display pixel density. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, because it has a SD extension slot that holds up to 256 GB and 128 GB internal memory.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a better performing CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and faster) and a greater amount of RAM memory. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a lot better camera than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, because it has a way higher 13 megapixels resolution camera.
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 has a superior battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 37 percent bigger battery capacity.
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