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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-04-27 | 2018-06-12 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 10.19 x 6.76 x 0.29 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Mocha | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 280 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 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), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 is just a bit better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), having a 75.8 score against 74.6. These tablets come with Android OS, but the Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has older 8.0 Oreo version and Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie. Although it's the best tablet in our current comparison, Huawei MediaPad M5 10's design is older, just a little thicker and much heavier than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020).
The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a better resolution of 2560 x 1600, a larger screen and a bit more pixels per inch in the display. The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 counts with a bit better processor than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei MediaPad M5 10 also has more RAM memory.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 features a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a slot for an external memory card that supports 256 GB smaller, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Huawei MediaPad M5 10 features a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has 7500mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad M5 10, because although it has a way worse resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture.
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