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| Global Score | |
| 60.4 | 71.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | -- |
| 2016-04-01 | 2016-09-29 |
| 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches | 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches |
| 9.98 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 150.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T720 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.06 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.71 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M3 has a general score of 71.5, which is much better than the Galaxy Tab A (2016)'s 60.4 global score. Although the Huawei MediaPad M3 and Galaxy Tab A (2016) were only released with a couple months difference, the Huawei MediaPad M3 design is a little heavier but also thinner.
The Huawei MediaPad M3 has a much better display than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a bigger screen, a way higher pixel density and a lot better 1600 x 2560 resolution. Huawei MediaPad M3 has a quite superior performance than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has 2,5 GB more RAM and more CPU cores.
The Huawei MediaPad M3 features a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB against 200 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Tab A (2016) captures just a bit better photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M3, although it has a much less megapixels resolution camera in the back.
The Huawei MediaPad M3 has superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a 5100mAh battery size.
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