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| Global Score | |
| 68.8 | 68.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Samsung |
| HarmonyOS | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2024-12-26 | 2018-09-20 |
| -- | 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 20.46 ounces | 12.64 ounces |
| Black, Gold and White | Black |
| -- | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13.2 inches | 8 inches |
| -- | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| -- | 189 pixels per inch |
| 1000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.9 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Kirin T92 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.89 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10100mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 PaperMatte (2025) has a score of 68.8, which is a bit better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018)'s global score of 68.3. The Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 PaperMatte (2025) works with HarmonyOS operating system, and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) works with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system. Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 PaperMatte (2025) is a newer and way thinner tablet than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), but it's also much heavier.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) counts with a way better display than Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 PaperMatte (2025), although it has a lot smaller display. Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 PaperMatte (2025) counts with a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) counts with a much powerful processor than Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 PaperMatte (2025), although it has lesser CPU cores and 10 GB lesser RAM memory. The Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 PaperMatte (2025) counts with a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a way better video resolution, a bigger aperture to capture better photos and video in low light situations and a camera with a lot higher resolution.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 13.2 PaperMatte (2025) has a way better battery life than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has 10100mAh of battery capacity against 5000mAh.
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