Huawei MediaPad M5 8 vs Huawei MediaPad M3 Specs Comparison

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	8.4-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 359 PPI	2560x1600px, 359 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
77.17 %	76.48 %
Colors
	16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

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
RAM
4GB	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (6.0 Marshmallow), Huawei Emotion UI

Battery

Capacity
5100 mAh	5100 mAh
Type
	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
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
USB
Type-C	microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
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(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
	Bands 6(800), 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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

Buyers information

MSRP
	€ 449
In The Box
9V 2A travel charger, Type-C charging/data cable, USB Type-C to 3.5mm headset jack adapter cable

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Sep 01, 2016

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Internal storage	64GB

MSRP	€ 399

with 32 GB storage

Internal storage	32GB

Internal storage	32GB
MSRP	€ 399

LTE support

Data Speed	LTE

Internal storage	32GB
MSRP	€ 349

Links

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