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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2021-07-06 | 2016-04-01 |
| 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| 21.48 ounces | 9.98 ounces |
| Green, Matte Gray and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.6 inches | 7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 240 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 9000E chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Mali-G78 MP22 GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 9.81 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 10.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 is a lot better than the Galaxy Tab A (2016), having a overall score of 76.3 against 60.4. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 is a notably newer and thinner tablet device than Galaxy Tab A (2016), but it's extremely heavier. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 comes with HarmonyOS OS, while Galaxy Tab A (2016) comes with Android 5.1 Lollipop OS.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a really larger screen, a lot higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 and a little higher screen density. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with much more storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a quite superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a higher amount of RAM and a greater number of cores. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 takes better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a lot higher (4K) video resolution and a way more mega-pixels camera.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a much better battery life than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a 151 percent greater battery size.
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