Huawei MediaPad M3 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016	Sep 28, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
€449	$490

Design

Dimensions
8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches 215.5 x 124.2 x 7.3 mm	8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches 213.8 x 126.8 x 9.9 mm
Weight
10.93 oz (310.0 g)	15.03 oz (426.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Plastic
Resistance
	Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 76.48% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 68.46% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1600px, 359 PPI	1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 283 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 950	Samsung Exynos 9810 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x2.9GHz Exynos M3 4x1.9GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4	Mali-G72 MP18
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh, Li - Polymer	5050 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	13 MP (PDAF)
Flash
	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (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,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
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	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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
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 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$510

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€399

with LTE support

Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Prices (MSRP)	$590

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€349

Links

Full specifications
Huawei MediaPad M3 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 Specs
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