MHL or Mobile High Definition Link technology has been on the market for several years now, and has gradually been replaced by USB 3.0. However, there are still smartphones and tablets with MHL.
If you are interested in knowing what this technology consists of, as well as its characteristics. Or if you already know these details, but you want to know if your tablet has it: Today we show you how to know if my tablet is compatible with MHL, and we also show you the models that still have it.
What is MHL on a tablet?
The term refers to the term Mobile High Definition Linkwhich is a technology that uses a small HD connector, with an interface that allows you to connect portable devices such as smartphones, tablets, video cameras or laptops, to HD televisions.
This technology supports both audio and video formats, and provides devices with digital output at Full HD 1080p resolution.
By also including an MHL to HDMI adapter bridge, the device with MHL connector can become an HDMI source, thus seamlessly connecting to the standard HDMI input of the HDTV.
The connection we are talking about, and which is made from the MHL to HDMI adapter, incorporates a micro USB or USB-C connection to make it possible. In this way, it is still possible to find on the market, on web platforms such as Amazon, MHL adapters from micro USB to HDMI with or without auxiliary USB.
Features of MHL technology
To broadly summarize the main features of HMLthen we leave them in a very simple way:
- It is capable of offering audio and video in HD, using a connector that has few pins.
- Supports HD digital video technology, up to 1080p.
- Extends the battery life of the device, when it is in standby time.
- It supports HDMI input ports via MHL to HDMI adapter.
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What technology has supplanted HML?
To a large extent, after the reception of USB type C in smartphones and tablets, the standard based on USB 3.1 certification has been developed, which makes it possible to connect these devices to an external monitor, through a suitable adapter.
That is tablets with USB type C can, through a USB-C to HDMI adapter, transmit the image of their screen on that of the HD TV. This new system has as its main advantage, compared to MHL, that the maximum resolution supported is much higher. In addition, what is displayed on the screen does not necessarily have to be what the tablet or mobile screen reflects.
How to know if my tablet has MHL?
currently sOnly a few tablet models keep the MHL portso if your tablet is of that model you will have no problem knowing it for sure.
But if you’re curious, the MHL connector is a port very similar to the micro USB, although thinner.
Here we leave you an image so you can see what shape it has:
What tablets are MHL compatible?
Although at the time, the MHL standard evolved remarkably to even its MHL 3 version, which supported 4K resolution, it has now fallen into disuse. Even so, you can find some tablets from well-known brands that retain their MHL port.
Below we show you these models, we also recommend some adapter options for MHL, micro USB and USB-C that you can still find in 2021:
Samsung tablets that support MHL
Let’s start with Samsung tablets with MHL:
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3
The 8-inch and 10-inch models of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 they incorporate, in addition to the MHL connection and a USB 2.0 port, a screen with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. A dual-core processor, 1.5 GB of RAM and between 16 GB and 32 GB of storage. It has Android 4.4.2.
It is a low-end product of the brand that dates back more than 6 years, but can still be found on certain trading sites.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S
the tablets Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and 10.5 inchesThey are not very recent products either, but they have a higher quality. We are talking about a Super AMOLED screen with a resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels, an Exynos eight-core processor, 3 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage.
It incorporates MHL 3.0, so it allows you to play videos up to 4K resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 and 10.1 inches also includes MHL. There is also a 12.2-inch model but it does not have this port.
It has a screen with 2560 x 1600 pixels, an Exynos 5 or Qualcomm Snapdragon octa-core processor depending on the size. In addition to 2 GB of RAM, and versions of 16 GB and 32 GB of storage. It also has 4G LTE connectivity.
Other brands of tablets that support MHL
Also, there are a couple more tablets that support MHL. The ones we have found belong to Huawei:
Huawei MediaPad 7
The Huawei MediaPad 7 S10-102L and S10-103L modelsThey have MHL. In addition, its 7-inch screen has a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, and comes with a Qualcomm dual-core processor, 1 GB of RAM, and 8 GB of storage.
Huawei MediaPad M1 8.0
Lastly, the 4.3 HW model of the eight-inch MediaPad M1 it also brings MHL, as well as a Quad-Core processor, 1 GB of RAM, between 8 GB and 16 GB of storage and Android 4.4.2 operating system
MHL Accessories
To finish, we leave you with a small list of products on the market specifically aimed at adapting the output of your tablet to the MHL connection so that it is compatible with HDMI:
We hope that you already know how to identify if your tablet has MHL, and that you manage to get the most out of this type of technology.
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