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| Global Score | |
| 68.7 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2013-06-03 | 2018-06-12 |
| 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 11.25 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 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 |
| 7.56 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.82 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 42 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a little bit better than the Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, getting a 75.5 score against 68.7. Both of these tablets come with Android operating system, but Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version and Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has Android 4.2.2, so it counts with some nice extra features and some performance improvements. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a just a little lighter tablet device than the Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, but both are equally thin.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a little bit better performance than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and 6 more cpu cores. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much better looking display than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a lot more pixels per inch of display, a little bigger display and a lot higher resolution of 1600 x 2560.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a much higher resolution camera. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a very superior memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has 96 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has just a bit longer battery life than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a 15 percent greater battery size.
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