Huawei MediaPad M5 8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Feb 26, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$600

Design

Dimensions
8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches 212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3 mm	9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches 237.3 x 169 x 6 mm
Weight
11.15 oz (316.0 g)	15.13 oz (429.0 g)
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light	Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black, Silver

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 77.17% screen-to-body	9.7-inch, 72.71% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 359 PPI	2048x1536px, 264 PPI
Features
	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Adreno 530
Memory
4GB/128GB 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh	6000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
Yes Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p
Front
8 MP	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

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,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	ANT+, 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

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

Weight	15.31 oz (434.0 g)
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s)
Prices (MSRP)	€769

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB

LTE support

Data Speed	LTE

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