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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch
Wi-Fi OnlyHuawei MediaPad X2
32 GBGEM-702L
| Global Score | |
| 68.6 | 72.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.2.2 | Android 5.0 |
| 2013-06-03 | 2015-04-07 |
| 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches | 7.22 x 4.09 x 0.28 inches |
| 11.08 ounces | 8.78 ounces |
| -- | Gold |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 305.00 | $ 165.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 323 pixels per inch |
| -- | 450 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Mali-T628 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.56 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.93 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 42 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad X2 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, having a score of 72.7 against 68.6. Both tablets in this review use Android operating system, but Huawei MediaPad X2 has a newer 5.0 version and Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has Android 4.2.2, so it provides you a couple additional features. The Huawei MediaPad X2 design is newer, noticeably lighter and just a bit thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch.
The Huawei MediaPad X2 features a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with more CPU cores, 1,5 GB more RAM memory and a 64 bits CPU. Huawei MediaPad X2 counts with a lot better display than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1920 x 1200px and a lot higher screen density.
The Huawei MediaPad X2 features slightly more storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Huawei MediaPad X2 also has an external memory slot that holds up to 128 GB. Huawei MediaPad X2 counts with just a little better battery performance than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
Huawei MediaPad X2 has just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a way higher video definition and a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Huawei MediaPad X2 is also a bargain compared to others.
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