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| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Huawei |
| -- | HarmonyOS |
| 2015-05-01 | 2021-07-06 |
| 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches | 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches |
| 21.92 ounces | 21.48 ounces |
| -- | Green, Matte Gray and Silver |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| $ 375.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 12.6 inches |
| 1280 x 1920 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| -- | OLED |
| 214 pixels per inch | 240 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset | Kirin 9000E chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Mali-G78 MP22 GPU |
| 8.55 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 10050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 1.36 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a score of 76.3, which is much better than Microsoft Surface 3's score of 66.3. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6's design is way newer, just a little bit lighter and a lot thinner than Microsoft Surface 3. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a bit sharper screen than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a larger display, a quite greater pixel density and a better resolution of 1600 x 2560px.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a better CPU than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has more RAM memory and a larger number of cores. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with as much storage to install games and applications as the Microsoft Surface 3 one, both have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 shoots greater photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a camera in the back with a lot higher resolution. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 3.
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