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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 10 | HarmonyOS |
| 2020-09-28 | 2021-07-06 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 21.48 ounces |
| Black | Green, Matte Gray and Silver |
| Plastic | Glass and Metal |
| $ 490.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 283 pixels per inch | 240 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Kirin 9000E chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Mali-G78 MP22 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has an overall score of 79, which is slightly better than the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6's 76.3 general score. Although Galaxy Tab Active 3 is older and way thicker than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, it's construction is still notably lighter. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 comes with Android 10 operating system, while Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has HarmonyOS operating system.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a little bit better processing power than Galaxy Tab Active 3, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 also has a higher amount of RAM memory. Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a little bit better screen than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, because although it has a lot worse resolution of 1200 x 1920 and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per inch in the display.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 1 TB. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a much longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 99% larger battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 takes slightly better photos and videos than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6. They have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the same video frame rates and a 13 MP back camera.
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