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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | Android 10 |
| 2021-07-06 | 2020-09-28 |
| 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 21.48 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| Green, Matte Gray and Silver | Black |
| Glass and Metal | Plastic |
| -- | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 240 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 9000E chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G78 MP22 GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 10.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a global score of 79, which is slightly better than the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6's general score of 76.3. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 works with Android 10 operating system, and Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with HarmonyOS operating system. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is an older and way thicker device than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, but Samsung managed to build it notably lighter anyway.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a bit better performance than Galaxy Tab Active 3, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 also has more RAM memory. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a little more vivid display than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, because although it has a way smaller screen and a way worse resolution of 1200 x 1920px, it also counts with a little greater screen pixel density.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a much bigger storage for applications and games than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 takes a little bit better pictures and videos than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6. Both of them have the same (4K) video resolution, the same video frame rate and a camera with a 13 mega-pixels.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a much longer battery life than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has 10050mAh of battery capacity against 5050mAh.
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