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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
32 GBSM-T805
| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-06-12 | 2018-09-28 |
| 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.47 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 189.00 | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Mali T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7900mAh Battery | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.88 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a global score of 74.3, which is just a bit better than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite's global score of 73.3. Both of these devices work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has older 4.4.2 version while Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has Android 8.0 Oreo. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is an much older tablet than the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, but Samsung managed to build it just a bit lighter and somewhat thinner anyway.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a bit better CPU than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a sharper screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has a better count of pixels per screen inch, a bit bigger screen and a better resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite's camera is very similar to the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 one, they have the same video frame rate, a same resolution back-facing camera and the same video quality. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features a much bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because it has 32 GB more internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that admits up to 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with just a bit longer battery duration than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because it has a 5% more battery size.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is also by far the cheapest, making it an obvious call.
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