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| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 71.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | -- |
| 2017-03-24 | 2016-09-29 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 10.93 ounces |
| Black and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Glass | Metal |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 950 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-T880 MP4 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.88 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.35 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.6 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S3 is a bit better than Huawei MediaPad M3, getting a 75.2 score against 71.5. Galaxy Tab S3's construction is way heavier but thinner than the Huawei MediaPad M3, and both were released with only 6 months difference. The Huawei MediaPad M3 has a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher pixels amount in each display inch and a little higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px.
The Huawei MediaPad M3 counts with a little faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Huawei MediaPad M3 also has a larger number of cores. The Galaxy Tab S3 has a greater camera than Huawei MediaPad M3, because it has a much higher 13 MP resolution back-facing camera.
Huawei MediaPad M3 has more memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 128 GB against 256 GB, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage. The Galaxy Tab S3 has a little longer battery lifetime than Huawei MediaPad M3, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 5100mAh.
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