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

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 Huawei MediaPad M5 lite
Released · Nov 01, 2017
8.0-inch · 1280x800px
10.1-inch · 1200x1920px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 16GB
4GB · 64GB
4450 mAh
7500 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 20, 2017 Sep 28, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$520

Design

Dimensions
8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches
214.7 x 127.6 x 9.9 mm
9.58 x 6.39 x 0.30 inches
243.4 x 162.2 x 7.7 mm
Weight
14.78 oz / 419.0 g 16.76 oz / 475.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light, Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black Gold, Gray
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 67.81% screen-to-body 10.1-inch, 74.89% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1280x800px, 16:10 ratio, 189 PPI 1200x1920px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI
Colors
16 777 216

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 (14 nm) HiSilicon Kirin 659 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1600 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2400 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-T830 MP3 Mali T830 MP2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/16GB 4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB
3GB/32GB
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 7500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) 8 MP (Autofocus)
Flash
LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP 8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 4.2, Yes
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 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
NFC, ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
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
Radio
FM, Stereo

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
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), HSPA, HSUPA 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

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

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