Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 vs Honor Pad 10
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 Manufactured in October, 2023, with display 8.7 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G99, vs Honor Pad 10, Manufactured in May, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Tab A9
- Lighter design: 333g vs 525g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Honor Pad 10
- Larger display: 12.1in
- Higher pixel density: 249ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 10100mAh vs 5100mAh
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 8/128 GB |
n/a |
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 | 8.7 in | 12.1 in |
| Resolution | 800x1340 pixels | 1600x2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 5:3 | 16:10 |
| Pixel density | 179 ppi | 249 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | n/a |
| HDR support | No | Yes HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.9 % | 85.4 % |
| Features | n/a | DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 81.2 % | n/a |
| Response time | 44 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | 1389:1 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 211 mm (8.31 in) | 277.1 mm (10.91 in) |
| Width | 124.7 mm (4.91 in) | 179.3 mm (7.06 in) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 in) | 6.3 mm (0.25 in) |
| Weight | 333 g (11.75 oz) | 525 g (18.52 oz) |
| Area | 263 cm² (40.77 in²) | 497 cm² (77.04 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Silver - Gray - Blue |
- Blue - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
| Max Frequency | 2200 MHz | 2630 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76) |
- 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510)) - 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)) - 1/2.63 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Adreno 720 |
| GPU Cores | 64 | 512 |
| GPU Frequency | 1000 MHz | 975 MHz |
| FLOPS | 128 GFLOPS | 998.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 738 | 150 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2025 | 3196 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 1262 | n/a |
| CPU | 98658 | 267568 |
| GPU | 51808 | 232601 |
| Memory | 85127 | 197306 |
| UX | 65871 | 157850 |
| NanoReview Score | 301464 | 855325 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 64 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | n/a |
Software
| OS | Android 13 | Android 15 |
| UI Skin | One UI 5.1 | MagicOS 9 |
Battery
| Volume | 5100 mAh | 10100 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 15 W | 35 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 60 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 2:30 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 09:48 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 14:41 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:35 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 132 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | No | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 8 MP | Standard: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.0 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 2 MP | 8 MP |
| Matrix | n/a | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | n/a |
| 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
n/a |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | n/a |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B66) | n/a |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | 6.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | n/a |
Other
| Class | Budget | Mid-range |
| Announced | October, 2023 yr | May, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2023 yr | May, 2025 yr |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass |
Accelerometer |
| Charger Included | No | Yes 35 W |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Pad 10 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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