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| Global Score | |
| 74 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| -- | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2015-09-03 | 2018-09-28 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches | 9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches |
| 13.83 ounces | 16.76 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 310.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Mali T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5870mAh Battery | 7500mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 S2 9.7-inch is slightly better than the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, getting a 74 score against 73.3. Despite of the fact that the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is much older than the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, it's design is somewhat lighter and a lot thinner. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite counts with a little bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite also has more RAM memory.
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a little more vivid screen than Huawei MediaPad M5 lite, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a just a bit more pixels per screen inch and a slightly better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite has just a bit more storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the Huawei MediaPad M5 lite also has an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite features improved battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has 7500mAh of battery capacity instead of 5870mAh. The Huawei MediaPad M5 lite shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. They have the same video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 video definition and a back camera with an 8 mega-pixels resolution.
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