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

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

Manufacturer Samsung Huawei
Announced March 2015 May 2015
Status Available - May 2015 Available - May 2015
Price Rs. 13,630 ($199.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 27,058 ($396.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black/Silver Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 208.3 x 137.9 x 7.4 mm
(8.2 x 5.43 x 0.29 in)
214.8 x 124 x 7.8 mm
(8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 in)
Weight 313 g (11.04 oz) 330 g (11.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000 - M2-803L
3G Network HSDPA 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 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, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Hisilicon Kirin 930 [Similar]
GPU - Mali-T628 MP4 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE) 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches [Similar] 8.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (160 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.00% 69.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM - Standard edition
32 GB, 3 GB RAM - Premium
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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 4200 mAh 4800 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -