Huawei MediaPad M5 8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches 212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3 mm	9.75 x 6.20 x 0.28 inches 247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm
Weight
11.15 oz (316.0 g)	16.79 oz (476.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Colors
Gold, Gray	Dark gray, Silver, Gold

Display

Size
8.4-inch	10.4-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 359 PPI	2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
77.17 %	78.94 %
Features
Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x 2.0GHz Kryo 260 + 4x 1.8GHz Kryo 260
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Adreno 610
Memory
4GB/128GB	3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh	7040 mAh
Charging
Fast 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	1080p (30 fps)
Front
8 MP	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

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
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
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	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

SIM type
Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 230 / € 223
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 08, 2020

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

with 64GB storage

Memory	64GB
MSRP	$ 280

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB

with LTE support

Weight	16.83 oz (477.0 g)
4G (FDD)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38, 40
3G	Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM

LTE support

Data Speed	LTE

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