Huawei MediaPad M5 lite vs Samsung Galaxy A40 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 28, 2018	Apr 10, 2019

Design

Dimensions
9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches 243.4 x 162.2 x 7.7 mm	5.69 x 2.72 x 0.31 inches 144.4 x 69.2 x 7.9 mm
Weight
16.76 oz / 475.0 g	4.94 oz / 140.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
10.1-inch, 74.89% screen-to-body	5.9-inch, 85.73% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
1200x1920px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 437 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm)	Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali T830 MP2	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
7500 mAh, Li - Polymer	3100 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP	25 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2, Yes	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, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 2, 1	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 08, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA405FN
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.51 W/kg Body: 0.46 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.02 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.61 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

Wi-Fi only

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