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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | -- |
| 2021-07-06 | 2015-09-03 |
| 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 21.48 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| Green, Matte Gray and Silver | -- |
| Glass and Metal | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.6 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 240 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 9000E chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G78 MP22 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 9.81 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 2.4 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 10.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 is a bit better than the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, with a 76.3 score against 73.6. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6's body is way newer, but a lot heavier and thicker than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 also has 5 GB more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a little bit better looking display than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, because although it has a quite lower 1536 x 2048 resolution and a much smaller screen, it also counts with a better count of pixels per inch of display. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 takes greater photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a back facing camera with a much higher 13 MP resolution and a way better 3840x2160 video quality.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a little bit more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a superior battery performance than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a 151% bigger battery size.
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