Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 70 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2017-11-01 | 2018-06-12 |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 14.78 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 520.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 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-T830 MP3 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.48 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a global score of 75.5, which is slightly better than Galaxy Tab Active 2's general score of 70. These tablets include Android OS (Operating System), but Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has older 8.0 Oreo version and Galaxy Tab Active 2 has Android 9.0 Pie. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 body is way lighter and much thinner than Galaxy Tab Active 2, although both were released only a few months apart.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has a larger amount of RAM. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a quite bigger display, a lot more pixels per inch in the display and a lot higher 1600 x 2560 resolution.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 takes clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a back-facing camera with way more mega-pixels. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a way bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, and although they both have a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB, the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 also has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a bit better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a 15 percent bigger battery capacity.
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