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| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 75.5 |
| 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 | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 17.92 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Gray, Pink Gold and Silver | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 210 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 7.9 |
| 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 | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 6.88 |
| 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
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a lot better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, getting a score of 75.5 against 62.6. These tablets work with Android operating system, but the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a more recent 8.0 Oreo version and Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11 version. Although Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is extremely older and a little bit thicker than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, it's body is still extremely lighter.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a way better display than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with a better 1600 x 2560 resolution and a way higher number of pixels per inch of display. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much better performing processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has more RAM.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a better storage to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 256 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. Galaxy Tab A8 features a superior battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 7040mAh battery capacity.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a greater camera than Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a camera in the back with a lot better 13 mega-pixels resolution.
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