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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-01-06 | 2018-06-12 |
| 9.57 x 6.75 x 0.29 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 16.54 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 539.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 299 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 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 |
| 7.56 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.49 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8220mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.12 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is just a bit better than the Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1, with a global score of 75.5 against 74.6. Both of these devices use Android operating system, but Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a newer 8.0 Oreo version and Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 has Android 4.4, so it provides the user lots of additional features. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is a lighter tablet than Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1, but they have the same thickness.
The Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 features a bit better screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because although it has a little lower display density, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1600 x 2560px, the Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 also counts with a bigger screen. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 and Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 both count with incredibly similar CPUs, because although the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with 4 more cores and a greater amount of RAM memory.
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 shoots greater photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1, because it has a way better resolution camera. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 256 GB and 96 GB more internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 features a much better battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has an 8220mAh battery capacity against 5100mAh.
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