Honor Note 8 vs Huawei MediaPad M5 8 Specs Comparison

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Honor Note 8 Huawei MediaPad M5 8
Released · Aug 09, 2016
Released · Jun 12, 2018
6.6-inch · 2560x1440px
8.4-inch · 2560x1600px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 128GB
4GB · 128GB
4500 mAh
5100 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2016 Feb 25, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$420

Design

Dimensions
7.04 x 3.58 x 0.28 inches
178.8 x 90.9 x 7.18 mm
8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches
212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3 mm
Weight
7.73 oz / 219.0 g 11.15 oz / 316.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Gold, Gray

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 73.85% screen-to-body 8.4-inch, 77.17% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1440px, 445 PPI 2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 359 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 955 HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4 Mali-G71 MP8
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
4GB/32GB
4GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
4GB/32GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer 5100 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (OIS, Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
Dual LED
Video recording
1080p
Video calling, Video sharing
Yes
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) $345
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $375
with 32 GB storage
Memory 32GB
LTE support
Data Speed LTE
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