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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie | HarmonyOS |
| 2020-04-27 | 2024-09-13 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 10.68 x 7.19 x 0.22 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Mocha | Black, Gold and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 12.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2800 x 1840 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 275 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | Kirin 9000S (7 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Maleoon 910 MP4 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 10100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is just a bit better than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024), with a overall score of 74.6 against 73.3. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) has HarmonyOS OS. Even though Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is noticeably older and much thicker than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024), it's body is still lighter.
The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) has a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a little bit higher number of pixels in each inch of screen, a really bigger display and a lot better 1840 x 2800 resolution. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) has a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a way better hardware performance than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024), although it has less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) captures better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a bigger diafragm aperture, a camera in the back with a much better 13 megapixels resolution and a way better video resolution.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) has a way better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a 102 percent greater battery capacity.
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