Huawei MatePad vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite - Which 10-inch tablet is for you - Android

Android tablets are picking up again, thanks to new offerings from big manufacturers like Huawei and Samsung. The former released the MatePad, while the...

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Android tablets are picking up again, thanks to new offerings from big manufacturers like Huawei and Samsung. The former released the MatePad, while the latter released the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite. Both pack 10.4-inch screens, octa-core CPUs, 4G LTE connectivity, large batteries, and pen support. Given the specs of these tablets, they look like great devices for multimedia consumption, casual artwork creation, and online learning devices. The question now is, which one to get? Find out below.

For this comparison, we’ll be diving into these nine categories:

Design and Build
Display and Multimedia
Camera
Processor
RAM
Storage
Battery Life
OS
Price

Design and Build

Tablet design over the past few years has been relatively dull as they look like bigger and wider versions of old smartphone designs. Perhaps the most significant change you’ll notice about the newer tablets is that they sport slimmer bezels. However, that is not to say that the Huawei MatePad and Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite look boring. They’re good-looking devices with nifty functions to back them up.

Starting with the Huawei MatePad, this device sports an aluminum body with a matte coating that can resist fingerprints and smudges. The sides are rounded, so it’s comfortable to grip. In the portrait orientation, it has the power/lock button and two speakers at the top.

Down at the bottom are the USB Type-C port and two more speakers, giving us a total of four loudspeakers.

On the left, we have the tray for the SIM card and microSD card, while on the right side is the power button and quad microphones.

At the back is the protruding camera module with LED flash and microphone.

For the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, it also has an aluminum body with a matte finish, so fingerprints and smudges won’t bother you here as well. Its sides are flatter, though, compared to the MatePad, but still comfortable to hold.

Looking at the ports, up top, it has the 3.5mm headphone jack, microphone, and loudspeaker.

At the bottom are the USB Type-C port and another loudspeaker.

There’s nothing on the left, but on the right are the power/lock button, volume buttons, another microphone, and tray for the SIM and microSD card.

At the back is the protruding camera module—no LED flash or microphone.

Another thing you’ll notice about the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is the visible antenna lines on the frame. It’s not bad, but not a pleasant sight if you’re picky and don’t like seeing these things on your device.

When it comes to its dimensions, the two are almost the same in size. The MatePad is at 245.2 x 155 x 7.4 mm, while the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is at 244.5 x 154.3 x 7 mm. The former is lighter, though, at 450 g, compared to the latter’s is at 467 g.

In this aspect, it’s a bit difficult to determine which looks better. Both are premium, comfortable to hold, and portable. So, I’ll give points to both.

Display and Multimedia

This is probably one of the most important aspects of a tablet as these devices rely on large screens for its functions, like watching videos, video conferencing, and doodling. Both have 10.4-inch screens with 2000 x 1200 resolution at 224ppi. For the panels used, the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite uses a TFT LCD, while the MatePad uses an IPS LCD. While the IPS panel offers some improvements over TFT, I don’t see much different from both devices when it comes to quality. Both have punchy colors, good viewing angles, and around 81% screen-to-body ratio. However, I noticed that the MatePad is brighter. The display is als oTÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light certified for eye-friendly ebook reading.

What will probably tip the scales towards the MatePad more is the Harman Kardon quad-speakers for a more immersive listening experience. While the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite has powerful speakers tuned by AKG with loud and crisp sounds, we find the audio experience in the MatePad to be fuller and more immersive. It also has quad-microphones so it can easily pick up audio, which is essential when in a video conference.

In this aspect, I’m picking the MatePad.

Camera

People don’t buy tablets for the cameras, but its good to have them for uses like video conferencing and for taking photos so you can scribble on them afterward. I won’t expect much from these shooters, though, as both the MatePad and the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite have 8MP rear shooters. For the front camera, the MatePad has an 8MP, while the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite only has 5MP. We have to take note of the front camera placement as it’s different in both devices. In landscape mode, which most users will use when in a video conference, the MatePad has the front camera at the top, while the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite has it on the left side, which is awkward.

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