Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) vs Huawei MediaPad M5 8 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) Huawei MediaPad M5 8
Released · Jul 05, 2019
Released · Jun 12, 2018
8.0-inch · 1280x800px
8.4-inch · 2560x1600px
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 32GB
4GB · 128GB
5100 mAh
5100 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 05, 2019 Feb 25, 2018

Design

Dimensions
8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches
210 x 124.4 x 8 mm
8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches
212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3 mm
Weight
12.17 oz / 345.0 g 11.15 oz / 316.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver Gold, Gray

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 70.98% screen-to-body 8.4-inch, 77.17% screen-to-body
Type
TFT IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI 2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 359 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 429 SDM429 (12 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
1950 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2360 MHz
ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 504 Mali-G71 MP8
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/128GB
4GB/32GB
4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie) Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
5100 mAh 5100 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Yes
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
2 MP 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2
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
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync 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 Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share

Cellular

SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with LTE
Weight 12.24 oz / 347.0 g
Data Speed LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)
with 64 GB storage
Memory 64GB
with 32 GB storage
Memory 32GB
LTE support
Data Speed LTE
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