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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-07-06 | 2019-07-05 |
| 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 21.48 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| Green, Matte Gray and Silver | Black and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 240 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 9000E chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G78 MP22 GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 9.81 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 10.32 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 is much better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), having a global score of 76.3 against 69. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 comes with HarmonyOS OS, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) comes with Android 11 OS. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 is a noticeably newer and somewhat thinner tablet than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), although it is also extremely heavier.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a way higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels, a really bigger screen and more pixels per inch in the display. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a greater hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a greater number of cores and 6 GB more RAM.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has just a bit bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a 10050mAh battery capacity instead of 5100mAh.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a back camera with much more mega-pixels and a lot better (4K) video resolution.
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