Huawei MediaPad M3 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016	Feb 26, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
€449	$600

Design

Dimensions
8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches 215.5 x 124.2 x 7.3 mm	9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches 237.3 x 169 x 6 mm
Weight
10.93 oz (310.0 g)	15.13 oz (429.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black, Silver

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 76.48% screen-to-body	9.7-inch, 72.71% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2560x1600px, 359 PPI	2048x1536px, 264 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 950	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4	Adreno 530
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh, Li - Polymer	6000 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p
Front
8 MP	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

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 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, 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	ANT+, 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

Weight	15.31 oz (434.0 g)
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s)
Prices (MSRP)	€769

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€399

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€349

Links

Full specifications
Huawei MediaPad M3 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Specs
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