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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 61.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2020-09-28 | 2014-02-23 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 8.44 x 4.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 11.61 ounces |
| Black | Gray, Purple, Red and White |
| Plastic | Aluminium |
| $ 490.00 | $ 155.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 800 x 1280 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Hisilicon Kirin 910 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1600 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Mali-450MP4 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.00 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 5.94 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4800mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a general score of 79, which is way better than the Huawei MediaPad M1's 61.5 global score. Both tablets in this review include Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab Active 3 has an older 10 version and Huawei MediaPad M1 has Android 4.2.2. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 body is noticeably newer than the Huawei MediaPad M1's, but it's heavier and thicker.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a little more vivid display than Huawei MediaPad M1, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has more pixels per inch in the display and a lot higher resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels. Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has 64 GB internal memory and a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 1 TB.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a more powerful processor than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has 3 GB more RAM and 4 more processing cores. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 captures a lot better photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a camera in the back with much more mega-pixels.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a little better battery life than Huawei MediaPad M1, because it has a 5050mAh battery capacity instead of 4800mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 costs a lot more than Huawei MediaPad M1, but it's still a good choice, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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