Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) vs Huawei MediaPad M5 lite Specs Comparison
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| Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) | Huawei MediaPad M5 lite | 
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                                                8.0-inch · 1280x800px
                                    
             
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                                                10.1-inch · 1200x1920px
                                    
             
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                                                Single camera
                                    
             
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                                                Single camera
                                    
             
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                                                2GB · 16GB
                                    
             
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                                                4GB · 64GB
                                    
             
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                                                5000 mAh
                                    
             
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                                                7500 mAh
                                    
             
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Availability
| Officially announced | |
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| Oct 10, 2017 | Sep 28, 2018 | 
Design
| Dimensions | |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches  212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm  | 
        
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| Weight | |
| 12.84 oz / 364.0 g | 16.76 oz / 475.0 g | 
| Materials | |
| Back: Metal | Back: Aluminum | 
| Biometrics | |
| Fingerprint (touch) | |
| Features | |
| Touch sensitive control keys | |
| Keys | |
| Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | |
| Colors | |
| Black, Gold | Gold, Gray | 
| Phone functionality | |
| Yes | |
Display
| Size | |
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| 8.0-inch, 70.45% screen-to-body | 10.1-inch, 74.89% screen-to-body | 
| Type | |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD | 
| Resolution | |
| 1280x800px, 189 PPI | 1200x1920px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI | 
| Colors | |
| 16 777 216 | |
Hardware
| System chip | |
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| Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm) | HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm) | 
| Processor | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Octa-core 2400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53  | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 308 | Mali T830 MP2 | 
| Memory | |
| 2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB/32GB  | 
        
                                    
| Storage expansion | |
| microSDXC up to 256 GB | microSDXC up to 256 GB | 
| OS | |
| Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat) | Android (8.0 Oreo) | 
Battery
| Type | |
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| 5000 mAh, Li - Ion | 7500 mAh, Li - Polymer | 
| Charging | |
| Fast charging | |
Camera
| Rear | |
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| Single camera | Single camera | 
| Main camera | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9  | 
        
                                                        8 MP (Autofocus) | 
| Flash | |
| LED | |
| Video recording | |
| 1080p (30 fps) | 1080p (30 fps) | 
| Front | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 5 MP Video capture: 1080p  | 
        
                                                        8 MP | 
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | |
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| 4.2 | 4.2, Yes | 
| WLAN | |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | 
| Location | |
| GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass | 
| Other | |
| ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | 
Multimedia
| Headphones | |
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| 3.5mm jack | 3.5mm jack | 
| Speakers | |
| Earpiece, Loudspeaker | Multiple speakers | 
| Features | |
| Album art cover, Background playback | Album art cover, Background playback | 
| Screen mirroring | |
| Wireless screen share | Wireless screen share | 
Cellular
| 4G (FDD) Bands | |
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| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28 | 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26 | 
| 4G (TDD) Bands | |
| 38, 40 | 40, 41 | 
| 3G Bands | |
| 5, 8, 4, 2, 1 | 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 | Nano SIM | 
Phone Features
| Other features | |
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| Voice commands, Voice recording | |
Alternative variants
with 32 GB storage
                                    | Memory | 3GB/32GB | 
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Wi-Fi only
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