Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021) vs Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021) Manufactured in January, 2022, with display 10.5 with chipsetUnisoc Tiger T618, vs Huawei MatePad Air (2025), Manufactured in August, 2025with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8020. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
- Lighter design: 508g vs 555g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
- Larger display: 12in
- Higher pixel density: 279ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 10100mAh vs 7040mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
Versions
| Memory Options | - 2/32 GB - 3/32 GB - 3/128 GB - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 12/256 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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 10.5 in | 12 in |
| Resolution | 1200x1920 pixels | 2800x1840 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| Pixel density | 216 ppi | 279 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max brightness | 350 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 80 % | 86.8 % |
| Features | n/a | DCI-P3 |
Design & Build
| Height | 246.8 mm (9.72 in) | 270 mm (10.63 in) |
| Width | 161.9 mm (6.37 in) | 183 mm (7.2 in) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) | 5.9 mm (0.23 in) |
| Weight | 508 g (17.92 oz) | 555 g (19.58 oz) |
| Area | 400 cm² (62 in²) | 494 cm² (76.57 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Silver - Gold - Gray - Pink |
- White - Gray - Green - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 | HiSilicon Kirin 8020 |
| Max Frequency | 2000 MHz | 2285 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2 (Cortex-A75) |
- 4/1.3 () - 3/2.05 () |
| Process | TSMC | SMIC |
| Transistor Size | 12 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | No | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Mali-G52 MP2 | Maleoon 920 |
| GPU Cores | 48 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 850 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 81.6 GFLOPS | 1720.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 445 | 1332 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1419 | 3979 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 1016 | n/a |
| CPU | 79410 | 427889 |
| GPU | 48302 | 550104 |
| Memory | 64260 | 202772 |
| UX | 79780 | 130640 |
| NanoReview Score | 271752 | n/a |
| Stability | 99 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 4 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 715 | n/a |
| Writing score | 8864 | n/a |
| Web score | 6757 | n/a |
| Video editing | 3985 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 6420 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 7447 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 2 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 32 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | eMMC 5.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | HarmonyOS 5.0 |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.1 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 7040 mAh | 10100 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 15 W | 66 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (20% in 45 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 2:30 h | 1:25 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Zoom | n/a | Digital |
| Flash | No | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | No | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 8 MP | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/1.8 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Matrix | n/a | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 5 MP | 8 MP |
| Matrix | n/a | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
n/a |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | No |
| eSIM Support * | No | n/a |
| Hybrid Slot | No | n/a |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Budget | Mid-range |
| Announced | December, 2021 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2022 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 189 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 8 W | Yes, 66 W |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei MatePad Air (2025) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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