Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 vs Huawei MediaPad M5 8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 28, 2020	Feb 25, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$490

Design

Dimensions
8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches 213.8 x 126.8 x 9.9 mm	8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 inches 212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3 mm
Weight
15.03 oz / 426.0 g	11.15 oz / 316.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus	Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Gold, Gray

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 68.46% screen-to-body	8.4-inch, 77.17% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 283 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 359 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9810 (10 nm)	HiSilicon Kirin 960 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.9GHz Exynos M3 4x1.9GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2360 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18	Mali-G71 MP8
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB	4GB/128GB 4GB/32GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
5050 mAh, Li - Ion	5100 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	Yes Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, 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 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$510

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

with LTE support

Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Prices (MSRP)	$590

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB

LTE support

Data Speed	LTE

Links

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