| Global Score | |
| 67 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-09-04 | 2018-06-12 |
| 8.39 x 4.97 x 0.38 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 13.86 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 515.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8026 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 6.16 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 3.10 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.38 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 31 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a general score of 75.5, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active's 67 overall score. Both devices in this comparison come with Android operating system, but the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has the newer 8.0 Oreo version and Samsung Galaxy Tab Active has Android 4.4 version. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 design is much newer, incredibly thinner and somewhat lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a bit larger screen, a lot better display density and a lot better resolution of 1600 x 2560px. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a very superior storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because it has more internal memory and an external memory slot that allows up to 256 GB.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab Active, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores and 2,5 GB more RAM memory. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with just a bit longer battery life than Galaxy Tab Active, because it has 5100mAh of battery capacity.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 shoots greater videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a back facing camera with lot more MP.
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