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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 70 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2021-07-06 | 2017-11-01 |
| 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches | 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 21.48 ounces | 14.78 ounces |
| Green, Matte Gray and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | $ 520.00 |
| 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 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 9000E chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G78 MP22 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.81 | 8.73 |
| 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 | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | 4450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 10.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 is a little bit better than Galaxy Tab Active 2, with a 76.3 score against 70. Although the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 is heavier than Galaxy Tab Active 2, it's incredibly thinner and a lot newer. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 works with HarmonyOS OS, while Galaxy Tab Active 2 works with Android 9.0 Pie OS.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a lot larger display, more pixels per inch in the screen and a way better resolution of 1600 x 2560. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a quite better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has just a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a camera with a way better 13 mega pixels resolution and a way better (4K) video quality. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a very superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a 126% greater battery capacity.
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