Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 vs Huawei MediaPad M5 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 20, 2017	Feb 25, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$520

Design

Dimensions
8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches 214.7 x 127.6 x 9.9 mm	8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches 212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3 mm
Weight
14.78 oz / 419.0 g	11.15 oz / 316.0 g
Materials
	Back: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Stylus	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Gold, Gray
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 67.81% screen-to-body	8.4-inch, 77.17% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 359 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3	Mali-G71 MP8
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/16GB	4GB/128GB 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
4450 mAh	5100 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
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
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, 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, BeiDou
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 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
Radio
FM, Stereo

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

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

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB

LTE support

Data Speed	LTE

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