Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs Huawei MediaPad M3 8.4

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display
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battery
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Talk time
Playing Music
body
Dimensions
Weight
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Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
Radio
USB
features
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Messaging
Browser
Java
sound
3.5mm jack
network
Technology
2G bands
3G bands
4G bands
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GPRS
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8.66/10

Main
Model
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7
Price
$299.99
Advantages
PLATFORM CPU: Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) - T810, T815 Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) - T813N, T819N
PLATFORM GPU: Mali-T760 MP6 - T810, T815 Adreno 510 - T813N, T819N
CAMERA Video: 1440p@30fps
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Ion 5870 mAh battery
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7.33/10

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Model
Huawei MediaPad M3 8.4
Price
$320.99
Advantages
CAMERA Front: 8 MP
DISPLAY Resolution: 1600 x 2560 pixels (~359 ppi pixel density)
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
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launch
Announced
2015, July
Status
Available. Released 2015, September
platform
OS
Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) - T810, T815 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) - T813N, T819N
Chipset
Exynos 5433 - T810, T815 Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 - T813N, T819N
CPU
Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) - T810, T815 Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) - T813N, T819N
GPU
Mali-T760 MP6 - T810, T815 Adreno 510 - T813N, T819N
camera
Rear
8 MP, autofocus
Front
2.1 MP
Video
1440p@30fps
Features
Yes
display
Size
9.7 inches
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)
Technology
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 5870 mAh battery
Talk time
About 12 h / About 30 h
Playing Music
About 109 h
body
Dimensions
237.3 x 169 x 5.6 mm (9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 in)
Weight
389g (Wi-Fi) / 392g (LTE) (10.51 oz, 0.86 lb)
SIM card
Nano-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
White, black, gold
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Radio
No
USB
microUSB v2.0 (MHL TV-out)
features
Sensors
Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800)
Speed
HSPA, LTE
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2016, September
Status
Available. Released 2016, October
platform
OS
Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
Hisilicon Kirin 950
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53)
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4
camera
Rear
8 MP, autofocus
Front
8 MP
Video
1080p@30fps
Features
Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
display
Size
8.4 inches
Resolution
1600 x 2560 pixels (~359 ppi pixel density)
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Multitouch
Yes - EMUI 4.1
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Po 5100 mAh battery
Talk time
—
Playing Music
—
body
Dimensions
215.5 x 124.2 x 7.3 mm (8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 in)
Weight
-
SIM card
Nano-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Silver, Gold
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Radio
To be confirmed
USB
microUSB v2.0
features
Sensors
Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed
HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is equipped with a faster processor Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) in compare to the MediaPad M3 8.4. It is an significant difference between these models as a fast CPU guarantees that the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is the best buy for gamer. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is produced with a more powerful graphics processor Mali-T760 MP6 - T810, T815 Adreno 510 - T813N, T819N that will let you to run more number of new games. The MediaPad M3 8.4 has more RAM (4 GB) i.e. this model shows higher performance in comparison to the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7.

The Huawei MediaPad M3 8.4 has 4K UHD (1600 x 2560 pixels) display resolution with 359 ppi pixel density that is better than the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 2K HD (1536 x 2048 pixels) resolution with 263 ppi pixel density. Such display resolution means that this model is the best buy for reading books. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 captures videos with a higher resolution: 2K HD vs FullHD.

The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 can be used for a longer time without charging because it has a better battery life. The tablet is produced with 5870 mAh battery that is 770 mAh bigger than the Huawei MediaPad M3 8.4 battery.

Taking into account the above-mentioned differences the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 will become the best buy. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon.