Huawei MediaPad M5 8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Huawei MediaPad M5 8 Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018)
Released · Jun 12, 2018
Released · September 2018
8.4-inch · 2560x1600px
8.0-inch · 1280x800px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 128GB
2GB · 32GB
5100 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$250

Design

Dimensions
8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches
212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3 mm
8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches
206.5 x 126.7 x 8.9 mm
Weight
11.15 oz / 316.0 g 12.64 oz / 358.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Black

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 77.17% screen-to-body 8.0-inch, 70.90% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD TFT
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 359 PPI 1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm) Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 (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
Memory
4GB/128GB
4GB/32GB
4GB/64GB
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh 5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
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 Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
for T-Mobile
4G (FDD) Bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 66, 71
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
with 32 GB storage
Memory 32GB
LTE support
Data Speed LTE
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