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| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 76.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | HarmonyOS |
| 2017-03-24 | 2021-07-06 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 21.48 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Green, Matte Gray and Silver |
| Glass | Glass and Metal |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 240 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Kirin 9000E chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Cortex-A77, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 3130 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Mali-G78 MP22 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | -- |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 is a bit better than the Galaxy Tab S3, having a score of 76.3 against 75.2. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 body is a lot newer, but incredibly heavier and just a little bit thicker than Galaxy Tab S3. Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 works with HarmonyOS operating system, and Galaxy Tab S3 counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 features a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a little less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a quite better 1600 x 2560px resolution and a bigger screen. The Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a quite bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 counts with a superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because it has 4 GB more RAM memory and 4 more processing cores. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a much better camera than Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6, although it has a smaller camera aperture, they both have a camera in the back with a 13 megapixels resolution, the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 has a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because it has 10050mAh of battery capacity against 6000mAh.
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