Huawei MediaPad M5 8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) Specs Comparison

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Huawei MediaPad M5 8 Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)
Released · Jun 12, 2018
Released · Jul 05, 2019
8.4-inch · 2560x1600px
8.0-inch · 1280x800px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 128GB
2GB · 32GB
5100 mAh
5100 mAh

Design

Dimensions
8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches
212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3 mm
8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches
210 x 124.4 x 8 mm
Weight
11.15 oz (316.0 g) 12.17 oz (345.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray Black, Silver

Display

Size
8.4-inch 8.0-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 359 PPI 1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD TFT
Screen-to-body
77.17 % 70.98 %
Features
Ambient light sensor Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
1950 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8 Adreno 504
RAM
4GB 2GB (LPDDR3)
Internal storage
128GB 32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo) Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
5100 mAh 5100 mAh
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
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP 2 MP

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 microUSB, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync 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 Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share

Cellular

SIM type
Nano SIM

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 Jul 05, 2019

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
with LTE
Weight 12.24 oz (347.0 g)
Data Speed LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)
with 32 GB storage
Internal storage 32GB
LTE support
Data Speed LTE
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