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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2024-09-13 | 2020-04-27 |
| 10.68 x 7.19 x 0.22 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 17.92 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| Black, Gold and White | Mocha |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.2 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2800 x 1840 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 275 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 2000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 9000S (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Maleoon 910 MP4 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.57 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10100mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a score of 74.6, which is slightly better than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024)'s global score of 73.3. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a noticeably older and thicker device than the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024), but Samsung was able to build it notably lighter anyway. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) comes with HarmonyOS operating system.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much powerful processing unit than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) has a much more vibrant screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a little greater display pixels density, a really bigger screen and a way higher resolution of 1840 x 2800 pixels.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) has a better camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a bigger camera aperture, a much higher video quality and a lot better resolution camera. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) features a very superior storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) has a superior battery life than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a 102% larger battery size.
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