Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra vs Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 (2021)

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PHONES
Phone Names	Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra	Huawei MatePad Pro 12.6 (2021)

Network
2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	LTE	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66
5G bands	SA/NSA	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78, 79, 80, 84 SA/NSA
Speed	HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only	HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Launch
Announced	2022, February 09	2021, June 02
Status	Available. Released 2022, April 30	Available. Released 2021, June 25

Body
Dimensions	326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm (12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 in)	286.5 x 184.7 x 6.7 mm (11.28 x 7.27 x 0.26 in)
SIM	Nano-SIM (cellular model only)	Nano-SIM (cellular model only)
Weight	726 g (Wi-Fi), 728 g (5G) (1.60 lb)	609 g (1.34 lb)
	Stylus, 2.8ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)	-

Display
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	-
Resolution	1848 x 2960 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~240 ppi density)	2560 x 1600 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~240 ppi density)
Size	14.6 inches, 612.6 cm2 (~90.0% screen-to-body ratio)	12.6 inches, 460.3 cm2 (~87.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Type	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+	OLED

Platform
CPU	Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)	Octa-core (1x3.13 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.54 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x2.05 GHz Cortex-A55)
Chipset	Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)	Kirin 9000E 5G (5 nm) - Wi-Fi modelKirin 9000 5G (5 nm) - 5G model
GPU	Adreno 730	Mali-G78 MP22 - Wi-Fi modelMali-G78 MP24 - 5G model
OS	Android 12, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1.1	HarmonyOS 2.0

Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	Nano Memory (dedicated slot)
Internal	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM
	UFS	-

Main Camera
Dual	13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF 6 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)	13 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide) TOF 3D
Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps	4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Selfie camera
Dual	12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide) 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)	-
Features	HDR	-
Single	-	8 MP, f/2.0
Video	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack	No	No
35mm jack	No	No
Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)	Yes, with stereo speakers (8 speakers)
	Tuned by AKG	-

Comms
Bluetooth	5.2, A2DP, LE	5.2, A2DP, LE
NFC	No	No
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO - cellular model only	GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS - cellular model only
Radio	No	No
USB	USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector	USB Type-C 3.1, OTG
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Wireless Samsung DeX	-

Battery
Charging	45W wired, 100% in 82 min	40W wired 27W wireless 10W wireless reversed 5W reverse wired
Type	Li-Po 11200 mAh	Li-Po 10,050 mAh

Misc
Colors	Graphite	Matte Gray, Green, Silver
Models	SM-X900, SM-X906, SM-X906B, SM-X906U, SM-X906N	WGR-W09, WGR-W19, WGR-AN19
Price	About 1150 EUR	About 800 EUR
SAR EU	0.69 W/kg (body)	-

Tests
Display	-	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Loudspeaker	-	-23.1 LUFS (Very good)

OUR TESTS
Display	-	382 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker	-	-23.1 LUFS (Very good)