Huawei MediaPad M5 8 vs Huawei MediaPad M3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Sep 01, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
	€449

Design

Dimensions
8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches 212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3 mm	8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches 215.5 x 124.2 x 7.3 mm
Weight
11.15 oz / 316.0 g	10.93 oz / 310.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	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	8.4-inch, 76.48% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 359 PPI	2560x1600px, 359 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 950
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Mali-T880 MP4
Memory
4GB/128GB 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB
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	5100 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

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	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	Yes
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 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
	6, 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
	Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

Prices (MSRP)	€399

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€399

LTE support

Data Speed	LTE

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€349

Links

Full specifications
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 Specs	Huawei MediaPad M3 Specs
PhoneArena Review
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User Reviews
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