Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with S-Pen vs Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2025)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Huawei |
| Announced | |
| September 2016 | May 2025 |
| Status | |
| Available - September 2016 | Available - May 2025 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 26,000 ($390.00) [Similarly Priced] | - |
| Colors | |
| Pearl White, Metallic Black | Black, Green |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm (10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 in) |
271.3 x 182.5 x 5.5 mm (10.68 x 7.19 x 0.22 in) |
| Weight | |
| 525 g (18.52 oz) | 508 g (17.92 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 | |
| - | - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) Stylus support |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) | HarmonyOS 4.3 |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7870 [Similar] | Octa-core (1x2.62 GHz Taishan Big & 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid & 4x1.53GHz Cortex-A510), Kirin 9000S (7 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar] | Maleoon 910 MP4 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2/3 GB [Browse Similar] | 12 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32 GB | 512 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP [Similar] | 50 MP + 8 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama | 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide) 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] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| - | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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/6/7, dual-band |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | USB Type-C 3.1, OTG |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou | GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM | 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | No |
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast Battery Charging 100W wired, 85% in 40 min, 100% in 55 min 7.5W reverse wired |
| Capacity | |
| 7300 mAh | 10100 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |