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| Global Score | |
| 70.7 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2016-02-21 | 2020-04-27 |
| 10.98 x 7.64 x 0.27 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 22.58 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Mocha |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 520.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2160 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 216 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core M chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Dual-Core 3100 MHz processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 0.66 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4430mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is slightly better than the Huawei MateBook, with a 74.6 score against 70.7. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) construction is notably newer and lighter, but just a little thicker than the Huawei MateBook. Huawei MateBook counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with 5 GB more RAM.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a bit more vivid screen than Huawei MateBook, because although it has a really smaller screen and a little bit worse 1200 x 1920 resolution, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the screen. The Huawei MateBook features a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 480 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) shoots much better pictures and videos than Huawei MateBook. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a bit longer battery life than Huawei MateBook, because it has a 13% more battery capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is not only the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes this tablet an obvious call.
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