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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2021-07-06 | 2017-10-10 |
| 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 21.48 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| Green, Matte Gray and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 240 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 9000E chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G78 MP22 GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 9.81 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 10.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a global score of 76.3, which is much better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s 65.7 global score. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 works with HarmonyOS operating system, and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie operating system. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 is a extremely newer and way thinner device than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), although it is way heavier.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a better screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a way higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px, a lot larger display and more pixels per inch in the screen. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a faster processor than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a greater number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a superior battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a 101% bigger battery capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) takes a little bit better photos and videos than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, although it has a camera with way less mega-pixels, a much worse video definition and a smaller camera aperture.
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