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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 65.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2020-09-28 | 2015-07-16 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 11.64 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Metal |
| $ 490.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Mali-T628 MP4 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a lot better than Huawei MediaPad M2, getting a score of 79 against 65.5. Both devices in this comparison review use Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Tab Active 3 has the older 10 version and Huawei MediaPad M2 has Android 5.1 Lollipop. Galaxy Tab Active 3's construction is a lot newer than the Huawei MediaPad M2's, but it is noticeably heavier and a lot thicker.
Huawei MediaPad M2 counts with a little bit better screen than Galaxy Tab Active 3. They have exactly the same resolution of 1200 x 1920, a better amount of pixels per screen inch and a screen of the same size. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a much better storage for games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB and 32 GB more internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a little bit better processing power than Huawei MediaPad M2, and although they both have 8 cores, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has more RAM memory. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a bit superior battery life than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has a 5050mAh battery capacity against 4800mAh.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 captures way better pictures and videos than Huawei MediaPad M2, because it has a much higher resolution camera and a way higher (4K) video resolution.
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