Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-10-10 | 2018-06-12 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a general score of 75.5, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s overall score of 65.7. Even though Huawei MediaPad M5 8 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) were released only a couple of months apart, Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is lighter and thinner. These devices work with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has older 8.0 Oreo version and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a quite better performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a greater number of cores (and they are faster) and a greater amount of RAM. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much more vibrant display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a much better resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels, a bit bigger display and a lot more pixels per inch in the screen.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has 112 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has just a bit longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a 2% larger battery capacity. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features a slightly better camera than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a way less MP resolution back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture for better photos and video in poorly lited environments.
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