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Huawei MediaPad X2
LTE 1/3/7GEM-703L
| Global Score | |
| 73.6 | 72.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 5.0 |
| 2015-09-03 | 2015-04-07 |
| 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches | 7.22 x 4.09 x 0.28 inches |
| 9.59 ounces | 8.78 ounces |
| -- | Gold |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 320 pixels per inch | 323 pixels per inch |
| -- | 450 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8.9 |
| 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 | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Mali-T628 GPU |
| 9 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 6.93 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is just a bit better than the Huawei MediaPad X2, with a score of 73.6 against 72.7. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch and Huawei MediaPad X2 were only released 5 months apart, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch construction is noticeably thinner but also just a little bit heavier than Huawei MediaPad X2.
Huawei MediaPad X2 has a little faster processor than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM amount, the Huawei MediaPad X2 also has a 64-bits processing unit. The Huawei MediaPad X2 features a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has a little smaller screen and a little bit worse resolution of 1920 x 1200, it also counts with a little greater pixel quantity per inch of screen.
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a much better storage to store more apps and games than Huawei MediaPad X2, and although they both have a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 128 GB, the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has more internal memory. Huawei MediaPad X2 counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Huawei MediaPad X2 also has a camera with much more MP.
The Huawei MediaPad X2 has superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
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