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| Global Score | |
| 64.1 | 75.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 13 | Android 8.0 Oreo |
| 2023-07-26 | 2018-06-12 |
| 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches | 8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches |
| 17.57 ounces | 11.15 ounces |
| Beige and Graphite | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8.4 inches |
| -- | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| -- | 359 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 2.7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 16 nm (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Mali-G71 MP8 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 13.18 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 7.04 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8400mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.28 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 is much better than Galaxy Tab S9, with a score of 75.5 against 64.1. Huawei MediaPad M5 8's construction is way lighter than Galaxy Tab S9, although it's notably thicker and was released 5 years before. These tablets work with Android OS (operating system), but Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has 8.0 Oreo version while Galaxy Tab S9 has Android 13, providing the user a lot of extra features.
The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 features a much powerful processor than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has less RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. The Huawei MediaPad M5 8 counts with a way better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a way smaller display. Huawei MediaPad M5 8 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9. They have a camera with a 13 mega-pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 has a greater storage capacity for applications and games than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 also has an external memory slot that supports up to 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 counts with a much longer battery life than Huawei MediaPad M5 8, because it has a 65% greater battery capacity.
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