Huawei MediaPad M3 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016	Oct 08, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€449	$230 | €223

Design

Dimensions
8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches 215.5 x 124.2 x 7.3 mm	9.75 x 6.20 x 0.28 inches 247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm
Weight
10.93 oz / 310.0 g	16.79 oz / 476.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Dark gray, Silver, Gold

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 76.48% screen-to-body	10.4-inch, 78.94% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1600px, 359 PPI	2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 950	Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x2.0GHz Kryo 260 4x1.8GHz Kryo 260
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4	Adreno 610
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh, Li - Polymer	7040 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	8 MP (Autofocus)
Video recording
Yes	1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

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 Wi-Fi Direct 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, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
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

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Prices (MSRP)	€399

with 64GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$280

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€399

with LTE support

Weight	16.83 oz / 477.0 g
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€349