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| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | HarmonyOS |
| 2017-03-24 | 2024-09-13 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 10.68 x 7.19 x 0.22 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Black, Gold and White |
| Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12.2 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2800 x 1840 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 275 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Kirin 9000S (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Maleoon 910 MP4 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | -- |
| 5.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 10100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S3 is slightly better than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024), having a general score of 75.2 against 73.3. Galaxy Tab S3 is a older and a bit thicker tablet than the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024), but Samsung could make it somewhat lighter anyway. The Galaxy Tab S3 works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) works with HarmonyOS operating system.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) counts with a much sharper display than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a higher resolution of 1840 x 2800, a little better number of pixels per inch in the display and a larger screen. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) counts with a much greater storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The Galaxy Tab S3 has a much greater processing power than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024), although it has 4 less cores and 8 GB less RAM. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) counts with a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a 10100mAh battery size. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) has a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab S3, and although they both have the same (4K) video quality, the same video frame rates and a back camera with a 13 mega pixels, the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) also has a larger camera aperture to take better low light images and video.
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