Huawei MediaPad M5 8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches 212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3 mm	8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches 213.8 x 126.8 x 9.9 mm
Weight
11.15 oz (316.0 g)	15.03 oz (426.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Plastic
Resistance
	Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light	Stylus
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black

Display

Size
8.4-inch	8.0-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 359 PPI	1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 283 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
77.17 %	68.46 %
Features
Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)	Samsung Exynos 9810 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x 2.9GHz Exynos M3 + 4x 1.9GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Mali-G72 MP18
RAM
4GB	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (10)

Battery

Capacity
5100 mAh	5050 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	13 MP (PDAF)
Flash
	LED
Video recording
Yes Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Front
8 MP	5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

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,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
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	NFC, 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

MSRP
	$ 490
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	Sep 28, 2020

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Internal storage	64GB

with 128GB storage

Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 510

with 32 GB storage

Internal storage	32GB

with LTE support

Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
MSRP	$ 590

LTE support

Data Speed	LTE

Links

Full specifications
Huawei MediaPad M5 8 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 Specs
User Reviews
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