Huawei MediaPad M5 lite vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 28, 2018	Jul 31, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
	$730

Design

Dimensions
9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches 243.4 x 162.2 x 7.7 mm	9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches 244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm
Weight
16.76 oz (475.0 g)	14.82 oz (420.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Mountain gray, Cloud blue, Rose blush

Display

Size
10.1-inch, 74.89% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 81.93% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
1200x1920px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI
Features
	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
Mali T830 MP2	Adreno 640
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB/32GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
7500 mAh, Li - Polymer	7040 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
8 MP	8 MP (Dual-Camera)

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 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 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
Additional microphone(s)
	Yes

Cellular

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

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	3GB/32GB

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$650

Wi-Fi only

with LTE support

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type	Nano SIM

Links

Full specifications
Huawei MediaPad M5 lite Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Specs
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