Phone Comparison - Huawei MediaPad M2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with S-Pen

Huawei MediaPad M2
huawei mediapad m2
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with S-Pen
samsung galaxy tab a 10.1 (2016) with s-pen
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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Samsung
Announced May 2015 September 2016
Status Available - May 2015 Available - September 2016
Price Rs. 27,058 ($396.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,000 ($390.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Gold Pearl White, Metallic Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 214.8 x 124 x 7.8 mm
(8.46 x 4.88 x 0.31 in)
254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm
(10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 in)
Weight 330 g (11.64 oz) 525 g (18.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000 - M2-803L
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network 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
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Hisilicon Kirin 930 [Similar] Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7870 [Similar]
GPU Mali-T628 MP4 [Similar] Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2/3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen PLS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches [Similar] 10.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.68% 75.04%
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama
Video Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2, 1080p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4800 mAh 7300 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -