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| Global Score | |
| 68.7 | 61.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2013-06-03 | 2014-02-23 |
| 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches | 8.44 x 4.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 11.25 ounces | 11.61 ounces |
| -- | Gray, Purple, Red and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 229.00 | $ 155.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset | Hisilicon Kirin 910 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1600 MHz processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-450MP4 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 4800mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 42 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has an overall score of 68.7, which is better than Huawei MediaPad M1's overall score of 61.5. Both tablets in this comparison review work with the same Android 4.2.2 OS (operating system), so both of them should provide identical OS features. Even when the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch and Huawei MediaPad M1 were released with only a couple months difference, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch is a bit lighter and just a bit thinner.
Huawei MediaPad M1 counts with a little more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch. Both of them have the same display density, a screen of the same size and an equal resolution of 1280 x 800. Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has just a bit better processing power than Huawei MediaPad M1, because although it has an inferior number of cores and also slower, it also counts with more RAM memory and an extra graphics processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch shoots better pictures and videos than Huawei MediaPad M1. They have the same video resolution, the same resolution camera in the back and the same video frame rates. The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a very superior memory for games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 64 GB and more internal storage.
The Huawei MediaPad M1 counts with a bit better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a 4800mAh battery size instead of 4450mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch is way more expensive than the Huawei MediaPad M1, but you can get a better tablet for that extra dollars.
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