Huawei MediaPad M5 8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) Specs Comparison

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Huawei MediaPad M5 8 Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019)
Released · Jun 12, 2018
Released · Apr 26, 2019
8.4-inch · 2560x1600px
10.1-inch · 1920x1200px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 128GB
3GB · 128GB
5100 mAh
6150 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$330

Design

Dimensions
8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches
212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3 mm
9.65 x 5.88 x 0.3 inches
245.1 x 149.4 x 7.6 mm
Weight
11.15 oz (316.0 g) 16.54 oz (469.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Black, Gold, Gray

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 77.17% screen-to-body 10.1-inch, 80.80% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 359 PPI 1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm) Samsung Exynos 7 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
1800 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8 Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
4GB/128GB
4GB/32GB
4GB/64GB
3GB/128GB
3GB/32GB
3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh 6150 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
Video recording
Yes
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
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
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, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 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

Cellular

SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $280
with 32 GB storage
Memory 32GB
with 32 GB storage, no gold color
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) $230
LTE support
Data Speed LTE
LTE version
Phone functionality Yes
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands 38, 40
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type Nano SIM
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