Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | HarmonyOS |
| 2017-10-10 | 2021-07-06 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 21.48 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Green, Matte Gray and Silver |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.6 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 240 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | Kirin 9000E chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Mali-G78 MP22 GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 is much better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), having a 76.3 score against 65.7. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has HarmonyOS operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. Although the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 is noticeably heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), it's notably thinner and notably newer.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a higher pixels quantity per inch of screen, a way better 1600 x 2560 resolution and a much bigger screen. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a more powerful processor than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a larger number of cores and more RAM memory. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, although it has a much lower 8 mega pixels resolution camera, a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for taking pictures and videos in low-light situations and a lot lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a 10050mAh battery capacity.
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