Huawei MediaPad M5 8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches 212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3 mm	8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches 212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm
Weight
11.15 oz (316.0 g)	12.84 oz (364.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black, Gold
Phone functionality
	Yes

Display

Size
8.4-inch	8.0-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 359 PPI	1280x800px, 189 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
77.17 %	70.45 %
Colors
	16 777 216
Features
Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Adreno 308
RAM
4GB	2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
128GB	16GB, available to use: 9.7 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
5100 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
	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: F1.9
Flash
	LED
Video recording
Yes Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
8 MP	5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	ANT+, 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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G
	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
	Voice commands, Voice recording

Buyers information

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	Oct 10, 2017

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Internal storage	64GB

with 32 GB storage

Internal storage	32GB

LTE support

Data Speed	LTE

Links

Full specifications
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) Specs
User Reviews
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 User Reviews