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

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)
samsung galaxy tab a 8.0 (2017)
Huawei MatePad
huawei matepad
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Huawei
Announced September 2017 April 2020
Status Available - September 2017 Coming Soon - April 2020
Price Rs. 17,999 ($275.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, Gold White, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm
(8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 in)
245.2 x 155 x 7.4 mm
(9.65 x 6.1 x 0.29 in)
Weight 364 g (12.84 oz) 450 g (15.87 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) 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Stylus support

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 10.0
User Interface - EMUI 10 with HMS (no Google Play
Processor 1.4 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.27 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x1.88 GHz Cortex-A55), HiSilicon Kirin 810 (7 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 308 [Similar] Mali-G52 MP6 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches [Similar] 10.4 inches [Similar]
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar] 1200 x 2000 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.26% 81.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no
Radio FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash Yes LED Flash
Features Autofocus, f/1.9 aperture, geo-tagging, panorama, HDR 8 MP, AF
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, HDR, 1080p@30fps [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-A
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, BDS (LTE model only)
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Supported 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 5000 mAh 7250 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -