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| Global Score | |
| 60.4 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | HarmonyOS |
| 2016-04-01 | 2021-07-06 |
| 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches | 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches |
| 9.98 ounces | 21.48 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Green, Matte Gray and Silver |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| $ 150.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 12.6 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 216 pixels per inch | 240 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset | Kirin 9000E chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T720 GPU | Mali-G78 MP22 GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.06 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 6.71 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 is a lot better than Galaxy Tab A (2016), getting a score of 76.3 against 60.4. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6's body is incredibly newer and much thinner than the Galaxy Tab A (2016)'s, but it's notably heavier. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has HarmonyOS operating system, and Galaxy Tab A (2016) has Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a just a bit greater pixel density, a really bigger screen and a much better 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a greater hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a very superior battery performance than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a 151% larger battery size.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels and a way higher video definition.
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