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| Global Score | |
| 69 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2019-07-05 | 2018-09-28 |
| 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 12.17 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 504 GPU | Mali T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), with a 73.3 score against 69. Both of these tablets use Android OS, but Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a newer 8.0 Oreo version and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has Android 11 version. Despite of the fact Huawei MediaPad M5 lite is older and notably heavier than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), it's construction is still just a bit thinner.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has 2 GB more RAM memory and 4 more CPU cores. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a larger display, a just a bit better screen density and a much higher 1920 x 1200 pixels resolution.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a little bit better memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has an external memory card slot that allows up to 256 GB against 512 GB, it also counts with 32 GB more internal storage capacity. Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a way better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a 7500mAh battery capacity instead of 5100mAh.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019). Both of them have the same video frame rate, the same resolution back-facing camera and the same (Full HD) video resolution.
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