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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | Android 13, 12 |
| 2021-07-06 | 2022-02-25 |
| 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches | 6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches |
| 21.48 ounces | 17.74 ounces |
| Green, Matte Gray and Silver | Graphite, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.6 inches | 11 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| OLED | LTPS |
| 240 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin 9000E chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G78 MP22 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.81 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 10.32 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 has a global score of 76.7, which is just a bit better than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6's 76.3 general score. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 comes with Android 13 OS, while Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with HarmonyOS OS. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 is a somewhat lighter and just a little bit thinner portable tablet than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, although both were released only 8 months apart.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch in the display, and they both have an equal 1600 x 2560 resolution, the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 also counts with a quite larger display. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a much more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8. Both of them have a Octa-Core processor and the same RAM memory amount.
Galaxy Tab S8 counts with a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab S8 also has a SD memory slot that allows up to 1 TB. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features superior battery performance than Galaxy Tab S8, because it has a 26% more battery size.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 has a bit better camera than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6. Both of them have the same video frame rates, a 13 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera and the same 3840x2160 video quality.
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