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Huawei MatePad SE 11 vs Huawei MatePad 11.5 S

48 out of 100
Huawei MatePad SE 11
VS
61 out of 100
Huawei MatePad 11.5 S
MatePad SE 11
MatePad 11.5 S

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 11-inch Huawei MatePad SE 11 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 685) that was released on July 9, 2024, against the Huawei MatePad 11.5 S, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9000WL and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Huawei MatePad SE 11
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Smaller footprint: 11% more compact case (64 vs 71.6 square inches)
Reasons to consider the Huawei MatePad 11.5 S
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • 63% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (751K versus 461K)
  • Comes with 1100 mAh larger battery capacity: 8800 vs 7700 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • 41% higher pixel density (291 vs 206 PPI)
  • 2.7x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1241 and 460 points
  • Reverse charging feature
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 1080p

Review

Evaluation of Huawei MatePad SE 11 and 11.5 S crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
4 / 64 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
61.0
(Average)
Value Index
26.5
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
MatePad SE 11
vs
MatePad 11.5 S

Display

Type TFT LCD TFT LCD
Size 11 inches 11.5 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels 1840 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 3:2
PPI 206 ppi 291 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No -
Max rated brightness 500 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.9% 85.1%
Display tests
RGB color space 98% 97.4%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 26 ms 23 ms
Contrast 1537:1 516:1
Screen space comparison
MatePad 11.5 S
11.5″ (3:2 ratio) = 61 in2
MatePad SE 11
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~12% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
MatePad SE 11 +1%
450 nits
MatePad 11.5 S
446 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 252.3 mm (9.93 inches) 261 mm (10.28 inches)
Width 163.8 mm (6.45 inches) 177.2 mm (6.98 inches)
Thickness 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) 6.2 mm (0.24 inches)
Weight 475 g (16.75 oz) 510 g (17.99 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Blue Silver, Gray, Purple
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 413 cm2 (64 inches2) 462 cm2 (71.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (126th and 94th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (98th and 70th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Huawei MatePad SE 11 and Huawei MatePad 11.5 S
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 HiSilicon Kirin 9000WL
Max clock 2800 MHz 2490 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) -
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73		 -
Manufacturing TSMC -
Lithography process 6 nanometers -
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 -
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Maleoon 910
GPU shading units 128 -
GPU clock 1260 MHz -
FLOPS ~322.6 GFLOPS -

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Huawei MatePad SE 11 and Huawei MatePad 11.5 S
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MatePad SE 11
460
MatePad 11.5 S +170%
1241
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MatePad SE 11
1489
MatePad 11.5 S +161%
3882
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 2591
Single-core score 460 1241
Multi-core score 1489 3882
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
MatePad SE 11
461236
MatePad 11.5 S +63%
751382
CPU 191663 263131
GPU 29731 96927
Memory 110054 186235
UX 129788 205089
Total score 461236 751382
Samples [37 tests] Less than 3
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.0 -
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system HarmonyOS 2.0 HarmonyOS 4.2

Battery

Capacity 7700 mAh 8800 mAh
Max charge power 22.5 W 22.5 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full charging time 2:00 hr 2:00 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:11 hr -
Watching video 11:53 hr -
Gaming 06:11 hr -
Standby 150 hr -
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution - 4160 x 3120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 2592 x 1944 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Sensor - CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No Digital
Video resolution 720p at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard 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 5.1 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.0
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card No No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers 4.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
MatePad SE 11
81.2 dB
MatePad 11.5 S +11%
90.3 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July 2024 May 2024
Release date July 2024 May 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $160 $399
Successor - - Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 22 W Yes, 22 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Huawei MatePad 11.5 S is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
11 (32.4%)
23 (67.6%)
Total votes: 34

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