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| Global Score | |
| 73.6 | 65.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2015-09-03 | 2015-07-16 |
| 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches | 8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 9.59 ounces | 11.64 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 320 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 930 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53e, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Mali-T628 MP4 GPU |
| 9 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 4800mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a general score of 73.6, which is better than the Huawei MediaPad M2's 65.5 general score. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is a notably thinner and somewhat lighter tablet than Huawei MediaPad M2, even when they were released only a few months apart. The Huawei MediaPad M2 features just a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, although it has a little lower resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and a little worse display pixel density, they both have a same size screen.
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a very superior storage for games and applications than Huawei MediaPad M2, and although they both have a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 128 GB, the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has 64 GB internal memory capacity. Huawei MediaPad M2 has a little faster processor than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. Both of them have 8 CPU cores and the same RAM amount.
Huawei MediaPad M2 has better battery duration than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a 4800mAh battery capacity. The Huawei MediaPad M2 and Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch both have really similar cameras, both have a back-facing camera with an 8 mega pixels resolution, the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video resolution.
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