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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | Android 12 |
| 2021-07-06 | -- |
| 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches | 12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches |
| 21.48 ounces | -- |
| Green, Matte Gray and Silver | -- |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.6 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2600 x 1600 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 240 pixels per inch | 209 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.4 |
| 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 | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | 11200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 10.32 | 10.96 |
| 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
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 is a bit better than the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, getting a 76.3 score against 75.8. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with HarmonyOS operating system, and Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra counts with Android 12 operating system. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a much powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra. Both of them have 8 cores and 8 GB of RAM memory.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a much better display than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher quantity of pixels in each screen inch. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra counts with a very superior camera than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for low-light captures, they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the same video frame rates and a camera with a 13 mega-pixels.
The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra's memory capacity for applications and games is very similar to the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 one, both of them have exactly the same internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra counts with just a little better battery performance than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, because it has an 11% larger battery capacity.
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