Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 vs Huawei MediaPad M2
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 |
Display
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 |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| - | - |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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 |
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 |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 4200 mAh | 4800 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |