Huawei MediaPad M5 10 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Specs Comparison

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Huawei MediaPad M5 10	Samsung Galaxy Tab A8
Released · Jun 12, 2018	Released · Jan 13, 2022
10.8-inch · 1600x2560px	10.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera	Single camera
4GB · 128GB	3GB · 32GB
7500 mAh	7040 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Dec 15, 2021

Design

Dimensions
10.19 x 6.76 x 0.29 inches 258.7 x 171.8 x 7.3 mm	9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches 246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm
Weight
17.57 oz (498.0 g)	17.92 oz (508.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Colors
Gold, Gray	Gray, Silver, Pink Gold

Display

Size
10.8-inch, 76.10% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	TFT, 60Hz
Resolution
1600x2560px, 16:10 ratio, 280 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)	Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75 6x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Mali G52 MP2
Memory
4GB/128GB 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	3GB/32GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
7500 mAh, Li - Polymer	7040 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	8 MP (Autofocus)
Video recording
Yes Video calling, Video sharing	Yes
Front
8 MP	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
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 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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	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

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage


Memory	64GB

With LTE


Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s

with 32 GB storage


Memory	32GB

With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage


Memory	4GB/64GB


Memory	64GB
Features	Stylus

With 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage


Memory	4GB/128GB

LTE support


Data Speed	LTE

LTE support


Memory	64GB
Features	Stylus
Data Speed	LTE

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Full specifications
Huawei MediaPad M5 10 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Specs