Huawei MediaPad M5 10 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
Huawei MediaPad M5 10 Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
Released · Jun 12, 2018
Released · Aug 09, 2019
10.8-inch · 1600x2560px
10.5-inch · 2560x1600px
Single camera
Dual camera
4GB · 128GB
8GB · 256GB
7500 mAh
7040 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
10.19 x 6.76 x 0.29 inches
258.7 x 171.8 x 7.3 mm
9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches
244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm
Weight
17.57 oz (498.0 g) 14.82 oz (420.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Mountain gray, Cloud blue, Rose blush

Display

Size
10.8-inch 10.5-inch
Resolution
1600x2560px, 16:10 ratio, 280 PPI 2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
76.10 % 81.93 %
Features
Ambient light sensor HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 485
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8 Adreno 640
RAM
4GB 8GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB 256GB, available to use: 224.3 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Capacity
7500 mAh 7040 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
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
Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Front
8 MP 8 MP (Dual-Camera)

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
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 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
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Cellular

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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 730
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 Jul 31, 2019

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
with 128 GB storage
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB, available to use: 106.2 GB
MSRP $ 650
with 32 GB storage
Internal storage 32GB
with LTE support
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD) Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type Nano SIM
Internal storage 64GB
Features Stylus
LTE support
Data Speed LTE
LTE support
Internal storage 64GB
Features Stylus
Data Speed LTE
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