Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) vs Huawei MediaPad M2

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)
samsung galaxy tab a 8.0 (2017)
Huawei MediaPad M2
huawei mediapad m2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Huawei
Announced September 2017 May 2015
Status Available - September 2017 Available - May 2015
Price Rs. 17,999 ($275.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 27,058 ($396.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, Gold Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm
(8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 in)
214.8 x 124 x 7.8 mm
(8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 in)
Weight 364 g (12.84 oz) 330 g (11.64 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000 - M2-803L
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - M2-801L, M2-803L
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - M2-802L
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - M2-802L
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000 - M2-803L
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) - M2-801L
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 40(2300), 41(2500) - M2-802L
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(26
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor 1.4 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 [Similar] Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Hisilicon Kirin 930 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 308 [Similar] Mali-T628 MP4 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches [Similar] 8.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar] 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.26% 69.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio FM radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash Yes LED flash
Features Autofocus, f/1.9 aperture, geo-tagging, panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM - Standard edition
32 GB, 3 GB RAM - Premium
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 5000 mAh 4800 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -