Huawei MediaPad M5 8 vs Honor Note 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Aug 01, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
	$420

Design

Dimensions
8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches 212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3 mm	7.04 x 3.58 x 0.28 inches 178.8 x 90.9 x 7.18 mm
Weight
11.15 oz / 316.0 g	7.73 oz / 219.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Gold, Gray

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 77.17% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 73.85% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 359 PPI	2560x1440px, 445 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 955
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2500 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Mali-T880 MP4
Memory
4GB/128GB 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	13 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
	Dual LED
Video recording
Yes Video calling, Video sharing	1080p Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	8 MP

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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 3, 7
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$345

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$375

LTE support

Data Speed	LTE

Links

Full specifications
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 Specs	Honor Note 8 Specs
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