Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) vs Huawei MediaPad T8
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Announced | |
| September 2017 | May 2020 |
| Status | |
| Available - September 2017 | Coming Soon - May 2020 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 17,999 ($275.00) [Similarly Priced] | - |
| Colors | |
| Black, Gold | Deepsea Blue |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm (8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 in) |
199.7 x 121.1 x 8.6 mm (7.86 x 4.77 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight | |
| 364 g (12.84 oz) | 310 g (10.93 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Dual-SIM | Nano-SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 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 (unspecified) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | |
| Notification LED | |
| No | - |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) | Android 10.0 |
| User Interface | |
| - | EMUI 10, no Google Play Services |
| Processor | |
| 1.4 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 [Similar] | Octa-Core (4 x 2.0GHz Cortex-A53 +4 x 1.5GHz Cortex-A53) , Mediatek MT8768 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 308 [Similar] | IMG GE8320 650 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB | 32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSDXC |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| FM radio | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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 |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP, LE | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB 2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16 GB, 2 GB RAM | 32 GB, 2 GB RAM or 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSDXC |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 5000 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |