Huawei MediaPad M5 10 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Aug 01, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$450

Design

Dimensions
10.19 x 6.76 x 0.29 inches 258.7 x 171.8 x 7.3 mm	10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches 260 x 161.1 x 8 mm
Weight
17.57 oz / 498.0 g	18.84 oz / 534.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock
Features
Notification light
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black, Gray, Blue
Phone functionality
	Yes

Display

Size
10.8-inch, 76.10% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 76.32% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	TFT
Resolution
1600x2560px, 16:10 ratio, 280 PPI	1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 216 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Adreno 506
Memory
4GB/128GB 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
7500 mAh, Li - Polymer	7300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
Yes Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	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, Proximity 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
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

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 Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Aug 02, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMT595C
Measured SAR
	Body: 1.26 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

Wi-Fi only

Weight	18.66 oz / 529.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$330

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB

Memory	64GB
Features	Stylus

LTE support

Data Speed	LTE

LTE support

Memory	64GB
Features	Stylus
Data Speed	LTE

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