Huawei MediaPad M5 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A70 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches 212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3 mm	6.47 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches 164.3 x 76.7 x 7.9 mm
Weight
11.15 oz (316.0 g)	6.46 oz (183.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black, Pink, Blue, White

Display

Size
8.4-inch	6.7-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 359 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Screen-to-body
77.17 %	85.97 %
Features
Ambient light sensor	Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SM6150 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 460
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Adreno 612
RAM
4GB	6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB	128GB, available to use: 108.3 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
5100 mAh	4500 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
Yes Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	32 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, 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
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 28, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA705FN
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 0.25 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.89 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.38 W/kg

Buyers information

In The Box
9V 2A travel charger, Type-C charging/data cable, USB Type-C to 3.5mm headset jack adapter cable	25W charger

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Mar 26, 2019

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Internal storage	64GB

with 32 GB storage

Internal storage	32GB

LTE support

Data Speed	LTE

Links

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