Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025) Manufactured in August, 2025, with display 11.5 with chipsetHisilicon Kirin 9020, vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S11, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
- Larger display: 11.5in
- Higher pixel density: 291ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 8800mAh vs 8400mAh
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
- Lighter design: 469g vs 515g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | TFT LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 11.5 in | 11 in |
| Resolution | 1840x2800 pixels | 1600x2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Pixel density | 291 ppi | 274 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.1 % | 83.6 % |
| Features | n/a | DCI-P3 |
Design & Build
| Height | 261 mm (10.28 in) | 253.8 mm (9.99 in) |
| Width | 177.3 mm (6.98 in) | 165.3 mm (6.51 in) |
| Thickness | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 5.5 mm (0.22 in) |
| Weight | 515 g (18.17 oz) | 469 g (16.54 oz) |
| Area | 463 cm² (71.77 in²) | 420 cm² (65.1 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Silver - Gray - Green - Purple |
- Silver - Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Hisilicon Kirin 9020 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus |
| Max Frequency | 2285 MHz | 3630 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little) - 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120) - 1/2.5 (TaiShan V121) |
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4) - 1/3.73 (Cortex-X925) |
| Process | SMIC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Da Vinci | MediaTek NPU 890 |
| Graphics | Maleoon 920 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 840 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1720.3 GFLOPS | 4952.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1360 | 2776 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3866 | 8811 |
| CPU | 351901 | 597252 |
| GPU | 278517 | 1206646 |
| Memory | 405011 | 509734 |
| UX | 213091 | 42811 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | n/a | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | n/a | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | HarmonyOS 5.0 | Android 16 |
| UI Skin | n/a | One UI 8.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 8800 mAh | 8400 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 40 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4160x3120 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 13 MP | Standard: 13 MP |
| Features |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Matrix | 4608x3456 pixels | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | n/a | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | n/a | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 1 |
| SIM Type | No | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | n/a | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | n/a | No |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | August, 2025 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | August, 2025 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes, 0 W | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 the clear winner in this comparison.
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