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| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 11 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2022-01-13 | 2018-06-12 |
| 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches | 10.19 x 6.76 x 0.29 inches |
| 17.92 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Gray, Pink Gold and Silver | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 210 pixels per inch | 280 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MP2 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 6.03 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.12 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 6.49 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Battery | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 10 is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, getting a global score of 75.8 against 62.6. Both tablets in our current comparison include Android OS (operating system), but Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has 8.0 Oreo version while Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11 version, so it provides the user some additional features and performance tweaks. Huawei MediaPad M5 10's body is a little lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, but it is just a bit thicker and was released 4 years before.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a better resolution of 2560 x 1600px, a little bit larger screen and a better number of pixels per display inch. Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 256 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 10 has a very superior CPU than Galaxy Tab A8, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei MediaPad M5 10 also has a larger amount of RAM. Huawei MediaPad M5 10 counts with a little longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a 7500mAh battery capacity against 7040mAh.
Huawei MediaPad M5 10 shoots greater photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a much higher resolution camera.
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