Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) vs Huawei MediaPad M3 Specs Comparison

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Huawei MediaPad M3
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Huawei MediaPad M3
Released · Apr 27, 2020
Released · Sep 29, 2016
8.4-inch
8.4-inch
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
5000 mAh
5100 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 25, 2020 Sep 01, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$240 €449

Design

Dimensions
7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches
201.9 x 125.2 x 7.1 mm
8.48 x 4.89 x 0.29 inches
215.5 x 124.2 x 7.3 mm
Weight
10.9 oz (309.0 g) 10.93 oz (310.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Metal
Biometrics
2D Face unlock Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mocha Gold, Gray

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 80.91% screen-to-body 8.4-inch, 76.48% screen-to-body
Type
TFT IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI 2560x1600px, 359 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 950
Processor
Octa-core
2x1.8GHz Cortex-A73
6x1.GH​z Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2300 MHz
ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2 Mali-T880 MP4
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie) Android (6.0 Marshmallow)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh 5100 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.9
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
8 MP (Autofocus)
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Yes
Front
5 MP 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
ANT+ Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 66 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8 6, 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Prices (MSRP) €399
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Prices (MSRP) €399
Memory 32GB
Prices (MSRP) €349
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