Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 02, 2021	Feb 09, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
	$699

Design

Dimensions
7.27 x 11.28 x 0.26 inches 184.7 x 286.5 x 6.7 mm	6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches 165.3 x 253.8 x 6.3 mm
Weight
21.48 oz / 609.0 g	17.74 oz / 503.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Multimedia control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Matte Gray, Green, Silver	Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold

Display

Size
12.6-inch, 87.01% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.62% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 60Hz, HDR	LTPS, 120Hz
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 240 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2.1 (Average)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Kirin 9000E (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 3130 MHz Cortex-A77	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Mali-G78 MP22	Adreno 730
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
HarmonyOS	Android (13, 12)

Battery

Type
10050 mAh	8000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 40.0W Wireless: 27.0W	Wired: 45.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8	13 MP (Autofocus)
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	6 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD HDR, Time-lapse video	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 5G

Weight	17.88 oz / 507.0 g
5G Bands	5G Ready
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s

Links

Full specifications
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Specs
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