Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE vs Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 10.9 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1580, 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 S10 FE
- Lighter design: 497g vs 555g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
- Larger display: 12in
- Higher pixel density: 279ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 10100mAh vs 8000mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 12/256 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 | 10.9 in | 12 in |
| Resolution | 1440x2304 pixels | 2800x1840 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| Pixel density | 249 ppi | 279 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max brightness | 750 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.7 % | 86.8 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 97.3 % | n/a |
| Response time | 32 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | 1700:1 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 254.3 mm (10.01 in) | 270 mm (10.63 in) |
| Width | 165.8 mm (6.53 in) | 183 mm (7.2 in) |
| Thickness | 6 mm (0.24 in) | 5.9 mm (0.23 in) |
| Weight | 497 g (17.53 oz) | 555 g (19.58 oz) |
| Area | 422 cm² (65.41 in²) | 494 cm² (76.57 in²) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Silver - Gray - Blue - Purple |
- White - Gray - Green - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1580 | HiSilicon Kirin 8020 |
| Max Frequency | 2900 MHz | 2285 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A520) - 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720) - 1/2.9 (Cortex-A720) |
- 4/1.3 () - 3/2.05 () |
| Process | Samsung | SMIC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 540 | Maleoon 920 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | n/a | 1720.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1324 | 1332 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3858 | 3979 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 6847 | n/a |
| CPU | 288527 | 427889 |
| GPU | 256341 | 550104 |
| Memory | 149748 | 202772 |
| UX | 193736 | 130640 |
| NanoReview Score | 888352 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | HarmonyOS 5.0 |
| OS Size | 29.5 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 8000 mAh | 10100 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 66 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 2:50 h | 1:25 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:55 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 14:58 h | n/a |
| Games | 06:44 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 118 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4128x3096 pixels | n/a |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 13 MP | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.8 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| 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 | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Matrix | 4000x3000 pixels | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.3 | 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 - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
n/a |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | No |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | n/a |
| Hybrid Slot | No | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | 6.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April, 2025 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2025 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes, 66 W |
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