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| Global Score | |
| 60.5 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-05-02 | 2018-06-12 |
| 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches | 10.19 x 6.76 x 0.29 inches |
| 15.84 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 160.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | 280 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 5.9 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.1 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.72 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.05 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 a lot better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, with a general score of 75.8 against 60.5. Both of these devices come with Android operating system, but the Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has 8.0 Oreo version while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has Android 7.1 Nougat, counting with a couple nice extra features. The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 body has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, but it is a little heavier.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 features a much more vibrant screen than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a little bit bigger display, a much higher resolution of 2560 x 1600 and a way better amount of pixels per inch in the screen. The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei MediaPad M5 10 counts with a quite superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a larger number of faster cores and 2,5 GB more RAM. Huawei MediaPad M5 10 counts with superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a 25 percent greater battery size.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has a way better camera than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a camera in the back with way more megapixels.
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