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alcatel 3T 8

alcatel 3T 8

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Huawei MediaPad M5 8

Huawei MediaPad M5 8

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Category Breakdown

alcatel 3T 8
Huawei MediaPad M5 8
Performance
54.360.3
Camera
42.042.4
Display
70.570.5
Battery
43.543.5
Build
72.872.8
Overall
54.756.6

Summary

  • The Alcatel 3T 8 features a plastic build with a glass front, weighing 279g, while the Huawei MediaPad M5 8 has a more premium aluminum back and frame, weighing 316g.
  • The Alcatel has an 8.0-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels, whereas the Huawei offers a larger 8.4-inch IPS LCD with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels, resulting in a sharper display.
  • In terms of performance, the Alcatel is powered by a Mediatek MT8765 chipset with a quad-core CPU, while the Huawei utilizes a more powerful Kirin 960s octa-core processor.
  • The camera capabilities also differ significantly, with the Alcatel featuring a 5 MP rear camera and a 2 MP selfie camera, compared to the Huawei's 13 MP rear camera and 8 MP front camera.
  • Battery capacity is higher in the Huawei at 5100mAh, supporting 18W charging, compared to the Alcatel's 4080mAh with no fast charging.
  • Both devices run on Android, but the Alcatel uses Android 8.1, while the Huawei runs on Android 8.0 with EMUI 8, and the Huawei also includes stereo speakers, unlike the Alcatel.

Side-by-side Specification Comparison

alcatel 3T 8
Huawei MediaPad M5 8

General

Release Date

2018, October 08
2018

Announced

2018, October 08
2018

Description

N/A
N/A

Display

Size

8"
8.4"

Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Resolution

800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~189 ppi density)
2560 x 1600 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~359 ppi density)

PPI

800
2560

Refresh Rate

60Hz
60Hz

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A

HDR Support

Protection

N/A
N/A

Performance

Chipset

Mediatek MT8765
Kirin 960s (16 nm)

CPU

Quad-core 1.28 GHz
Octa-core (4x2.1 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53)

GPU

N/A
Mali-G71

Memory

16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM
32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM

Expandable Storage

Card Slot

microSDXC (dedicated slot)
microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Camera

Main Camera

5 MP
13 MP

Main Camera Details

5 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
13 MP, PDAF

Front Camera

2 MP
8 MP

Front Camera Details

2 MP, f/2.8, (wide), 1/5.0", 1.65µm
8 MP

Video Recording

1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps

Selfie Video

720p@30fps
1080p@30fps

OIS

Night Mode

RAW Support

Battery

Capacity

4080 mAh
5100 mAh

Battery Details

Li-Po 4080 mAh
Li-Po 5100 mAh, non-removable

Charging Details

N/A
18W wired

Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Build & Design

Dimensions

209.5 x 125 x 8.3 mm (8.25 x 4.92 x 0.33 in)
212.6 x 124.8 x 7.3 mm (8.37 x 4.91 x 0.29 in)

Weight

279 g
316 g

Materials

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A

Colors

Black, Blue
Space Gray, Champagne Gold

Foldable

Connectivity

SIM

Micro-SIM
Nano-SIM

Network

LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE

Network Speed

LTE
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps

5G

4G

WiFi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

4.2, A2DP, LE
4.2, A2DP, LE

NFC

USB

microUSB 2.0
USB Type-C 2.0

IR Blaster

Headphone Jack

Radio

Positioning

No
GPS

Software

Operating System

Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Android 8.0 (Oreo), EMUI 8

OS Version

Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Android 8.0 (Oreo), EMUI 8

Security

Fingerprint

Face Unlock

Sensors

Accelerometer
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Audio

Stereo Speakers

Loudspeaker

Yes
Yes, with stereo speakers

Audio Jack

Yes
No