Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 65.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2018-08-24 | 2015-07-16 |
| 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches | 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 18.84 ounces | 11.64 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Metal |
| $ 450.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-T628 MP4 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | -- |
| 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 |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Li - Polymer 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is much better than the Huawei MediaPad M2, getting a 74.5 score against 65.5. These devices come with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Huawei MediaPad M2 has Android 5.1 Lollipop version, providing some extra features and performance tweaks. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is a heavier tablet than Huawei MediaPad M2, but both of them are equally thin.
The Huawei MediaPad M2 features a more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a really smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels, the Huawei MediaPad M2 also counts with a greater number of pixels per inch of screen. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M2, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 also has an external memory slot that allows a maximum of 400 GB.
The Huawei MediaPad M2 has a bit faster processor than Galaxy Tab A 10.5. Both have the same number of cores and a 3 GB RAM memory. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a very superior camera than Huawei MediaPad M2. Both have the same video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a camera in the back with an 8 megapixels.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a way better battery performance than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has 7300mAh of battery capacity instead of 4800mAh.
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