Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with S-Pen vs Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 (2021)

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with S-Pen
samsung galaxy tab a 10.1 (2016) with s-pen
Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 (2021)
huawei matepad pro 12.6 (2021)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Huawei
Announced September 2016 June 2021
Status Available - September 2016 Coming Soon - June 2021
Price Rs. 26,000 ($390.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Pearl White, Metallic Black Matte Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm
(10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 in)
286.5 x 184.7 x 6.7 mm
(11.28 x 7.27 x 0.26 in)
Weight 525 g (18.52 oz) 609 g (21.48 oz)
SIM Type - No
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) N/A
Messaging , EMail, IM
Build Features - Stylus support (magnetic)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) HarmonyOS 2.0
Processor Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7870 [Similar] Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55), Kirin 9000E 5G (5 nm) [Similar]
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar] Mali-G78 MP22 [Similar]
RAM 2/3 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type PLS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen QHD+ OLED Screen
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 10.1 inches [Similar] 12.6 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 2560 x 1600 pixels (240 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.04% 86.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no
Radio - No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP [Similar] 13 MP + 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama 13 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide)
TOF 3D
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP, f/2.2, 1080p video [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No
Edge Yes No
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) NM (Nano Memory), up to 256GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 40W
Reverse charging 5W
Wireless charging 27W
Wireless reverse charging 10W
Capacity 7300 mAh 10050 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -