Huawei MediaPad M3 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 01, 2016	Jul 31, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
€449	$730

Design

Dimensions
8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches 215.5 x 124.2 x 7.3 mm	9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches 244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm
Weight
10.93 oz / 310.0 g	14.82 oz / 420.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Mountain gray, Cloud blue, Rose blush

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 76.48% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 81.93% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2560x1600px, 359 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 950	Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
Mali-T880 MP4	Adreno 640
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
8 MP	8 MP (Dual-Camera)

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Yes

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 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$650

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€399

with LTE support

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type	Nano SIM

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€349

Links

Full specifications
Huawei MediaPad M3 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Specs
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