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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | HarmonyOS |
| 2018-08-24 | 2021-07-06 |
| 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches | 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches |
| 18.84 ounces | 21.48 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Green, Matte Gray and Silver |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| $ 450.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 12.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 216 pixels per inch | 240 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Kirin 9000E chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G78 MP22 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 8.48 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, having a 76.3 score against 74.5. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has HarmonyOS operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 is a much newer and thinner tablet device than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, although it is heavier.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a quite better number of pixels per display inch, a better resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a bigger screen. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a better processor than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 also has more RAM memory.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a little bit better memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a slightly better camera than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, although it has a much worse 8 mega pixels resolution camera, a smaller aperture which is not good for taking photographs and/or video in low light environments and a lot worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a really longer battery life than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a 10050mAh battery capacity.
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