Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 vs Huawei Mate 20 X Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 Huawei Mate 20 X
Released · Nov 01, 2017
Released · Oct 26, 2018
8.0-inch · 1280x800px
7.2-inch · 2244x1080px
Single camera
Triple camera
3GB · 16GB
6GB · 128GB
4450 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 20, 2017 Oct 16, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$520

Design

Dimensions
8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches
214.7 x 127.6 x 9.9 mm
6.87 x 3.36 x 0.32 inches
174.6 x 85.4 x 8.15 mm
Weight
14.78 oz / 419.0 g 8.18 oz / 232.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified Splash; IP53
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Phantom silver, Midnight blue
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 67.81% screen-to-body 7.2-inch, 87.76% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD OLED, HDR
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI 2244x1080px, 18.7:9 ratio, 346 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 980 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A76 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3 Mali-G76 MP10
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/16GB 6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat) Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
4450 mAh 5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Huawei SuperCharge

Camera

Rear
Single camera Triple camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Second camera
8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 80 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Third camera
20 MP (Ultra-wide, Laser and PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 16 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.7"
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (960 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP 24 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 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 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40 34, 38, 39, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1 6, 5, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A Pro Cat 21 (1400/200 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode
Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 24, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMT395C
Measured SAR
Head: 1.00 W/kg
Body: 0.65 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi only
Weight 14.64 oz / 415.0 g
Prices (MSRP) $420
Memory 8GB/256GB
Type 4200 mAh
Colors Emerald green
5G Bands n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
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