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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2020-09-28 | 2018-06-12 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Black | Gold and Gray |
| Plastic | Metal |
| $ 490.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 8.36 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a bit better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 8, getting a 79 score against 75.5. Both devices in this comparison review come with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has the previous 10 version while Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has Android 8.0 Oreo. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is way newer than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, it's notably heavier and much thicker.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels, a quite larger display and more pixels per inch of screen. Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a bit more powerful processing unit than Huawei MediaPad M5 8. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a bit bigger memory to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has an external SD slot that holds 768 GB smaller, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a little longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 5100mAh battery size.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Huawei MediaPad M5 8. Both of them have a 13 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
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