Huawei MediaPad M5 8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Oct 08, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$230 | €223

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, 77.17% screen-to-body	10.4-inch, 78.94% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 359 PPI	2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 PPI

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x2.0GHz Kryo 260 4x1.8GHz Kryo 260
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Adreno 610
Memory
4GB/128GB 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB
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
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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
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

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

with 64GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (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
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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