Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 70.2 | 65.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2016-06-01 | 2015-07-16 |
| 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches | 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 18.52 ounces | 11.64 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Mali-T628 MP4 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.16 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Battery | 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is a little bit better than Huawei MediaPad M2, with a overall score of 70.2 against 65.5. Both tablets we compare here work with Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has the newer 8.1 Oreo version while Huawei MediaPad M2 has Android 5.1 Lollipop version, so it counts with lots of additional features and performance enhancements. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is a newer device than Huawei MediaPad M2, but it's a little bit thicker and way heavier.
The Huawei MediaPad M2 has a more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a lot smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 1200 x 1920 resolution, the Huawei MediaPad M2 also counts with more pixels per display inch. The Huawei MediaPad M2 has just a little better performance than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the Huawei MediaPad M2 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a greater camera than Huawei MediaPad M2. Both of them have a 8 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, the same video resolution and the same video frame rates. The Huawei MediaPad M2 has a greater storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB against 200 GB, it also counts with 16 GB more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a really longer battery performance than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has a 52 percent greater battery capacity.
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