Huawei MediaPad M3 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs Comparison

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Huawei MediaPad M3
Huawei MediaPad M3 Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)
Released · Sep 29, 2016
Released · Apr 27, 2020
8.4-inch
8.4-inch
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
5100 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016 Mar 25, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€449 $240

Design

Dimensions
8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches
215.5 x 124.2 x 7.3 mm
7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches
201.9 x 125.2 x 7.1 mm
Weight
10.93 oz (310.0 g) 10.9 oz (309.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Mocha

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 76.48% screen-to-body 8.4-inch, 80.91% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD TFT
Resolution
2560x1600px, 359 PPI 1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 950 Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x1.8GHz Cortex-A73
6x1.GH​z Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4 Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/32GB
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh, Li - Polymer 5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
Yes 1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
Yes 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 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 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

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