Huawei MediaPad M5 8 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2018	Aug 01, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
	$650

Design

Dimensions
8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches 212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3 mm	9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches 249.3 x 164.3 x 7.1 mm
Weight
11.15 oz / 316.0 g	17.04 oz / 483.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Glass
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock
Features
Notification light	Stylus
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black, Gray

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 77.17% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 78.07% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 359 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280
GPU
Mali-G71 MP8	Adreno 540
Memory
4GB/128GB 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh	7300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2	13 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
Yes Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	8 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 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 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), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
HDMI
	Yes
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, 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

LTE support

Weight	17.04 oz / 483.0 g
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)
Prices (MSRP)	€760

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$750

LTE support

Data Speed	LTE