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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 74.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie | HarmonyOS |
| 2020-04-27 | 2021-07-06 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 9.69 x 6.26 x 0.28 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Mocha | Dark Blue and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.8 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 280 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 3200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 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 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 7250mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) is just a bit better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), with a global score of 74.8 against 74.6. The Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) has HarmonyOS OS, and Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS. Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021)'s body has the same thickness than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), but it's notably heavier.
Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a just a bit better count of pixels in each screen inch, a better 1600 x 2560 resolution and a larger screen. The Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) features a more powerful processor than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), and although they both have 8 cores, the Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) also has 5 GB more RAM.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much better camera than Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021), although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for low light photography and video, they both have the same video quality, a camera in the back with an 8 mega-pixels resolution and the same video frame rates.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) counts with just a bit bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Huawei MatePad Pro 10.8 (2021) has a really longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has 7250mAh of battery capacity against 5000mAh.
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