Huawei MediaPad M3 vs Huawei MediaPad M5 8 Specs Comparison

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Huawei MediaPad M3
Huawei MediaPad M3 Huawei MediaPad M5 8
Released · Sep 29, 2016
Released · Jun 12, 2018
8.4-inch · 2560x1600px
8.4-inch · 2560x1600px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 128GB
5100 mAh
5100 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016 Feb 25, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
€449

Design

Dimensions
8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches
215.5 x 124.2 x 7.3 mm
8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches
212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3 mm
Weight
10.93 oz / 310.0 g 11.15 oz / 316.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Gold, Gray

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 76.48% screen-to-body 8.4-inch, 77.17% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1600px, 359 PPI 2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 359 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 950 HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2300 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)/64GB
4GB/32GB
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
5100 mAh, Li - Polymer 5100 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Video recording
Yes Yes
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
Yes 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
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
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou 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
Loudspeaker Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Prices (MSRP) €399
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) €399
with 32 GB storage
Memory 32GB
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) €349
LTE support
Data Speed LTE
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