Huawei MediaPad M5 10 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) Specs Comparison

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Huawei MediaPad M5 10 Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019)
Released · Jun 12, 2018
Released · Apr 26, 2019
10.8-inch
10.1-inch
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 128GB
3GB · 128GB
7500 mAh
6150 mAh

Design

Dimensions
10.19 x 6.76 x 0.29 inches
258.7 x 171.8 x 7.3 mm
9.65 x 5.88 x 0.3 inches
245.1 x 149.4 x 7.6 mm
Weight
17.57 oz (498.0 g) 16.54 oz (469.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Black, Gold, Gray

Display

Size
10.8-inch 10.1-inch
Resolution
1600x2560px, 16:10 ratio, 280 PPI 1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
76.10 % 80.80 %
Features
Ambient light sensor Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8 Mali-G71 MP2
RAM
4GB 3GB
Internal storage
128GB 128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
7500 mAh 6150 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Video recording
Yes
Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share

Cellular

Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)
SIM type
Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 330
In The Box
9V 2A travel charger, Type-C charging/data cable, USB Type-C to 3.5 mm headset jack adapter cable

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
with 64 GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
MSRP $ 280
with 32 GB storage
Internal storage 32GB
with 32 GB storage, no gold color
Internal storage 32GB
MSRP $ 230
Internal storage 64GB
Features Stylus
LTE version
Phone functionality Yes
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type Nano SIM
LTE support
Data Speed LTE
LTE support
Internal storage 64GB
Features Stylus
Data Speed LTE
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