Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus) vs Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
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Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 11-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus) (with MediaTek Dimensity 7300) that was released on September 29, 2025, against the Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025), which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9020 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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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 7300
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Comes with 1760 mAh larger battery capacity: 8800 vs 7040 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- 32% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1092K versus 828K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- 41% higher pixel density (291 vs 206 PPI)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Thinner bezels – 5.7% more screen real estate
- Supports higher wattage charging (40W versus 25W)
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | TFT LCD | TFT LCD |
| Size | 11 inches | 11.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 1920 pixels | 1840 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 5:3 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 206 ppi | 291 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | - | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 79.4% | 85.1% |
| RGB color space | 97.2% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 25 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1534:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
11.5″ (3:2 ratio) = 61 in2
Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus)
11″ (5:3 ratio) = 53.4 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 257.1 mm (10.12 inches) | 261 mm (10.28 inches) |
| Width | 168.7 mm (6.64 inches) | 177.3 mm (6.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) | 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 477 g (16.83 oz) | 515 g (18.17 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Silver, Gray, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 434 cm2 (67.2 inches2) | 463 cm2 (71.8 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.8/5) | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (103rd and 84th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (78th and 63rd place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2285 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Taishan-Little - 3 cores at 2.15 GHz: TaiShan V120 - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: TaiShan V121 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 655 | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP2 | Maleoon 920 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1047 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS | ~1720.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 3027 |
| Single-core score | 1050 | 1360 |
| Multi-core score | 3102 | 3866 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 321298 | 434379 |
| GPU | 104848 | 145725 |
| Memory | 178637 | 245545 |
| UX | 223268 | 266923 |
| Total score | 828051 | 1092572 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-08 (nghia) | AnTuTu 11 | 821867 |
| 📘 2026-06-08 (nghia) | AnTuTu 11 | 807986 |
| 📘 2026-04-23 (SAGM) | AnTuTu 11 | 881208 |
| 📘 2026-03-21 -> nazarkasiian | AnTuTu 11 | 828051 |
| 📘 2026-02-14 (May) | AnTuTu 11 | 838918 |
Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-09 -> LeofMate | AnTuTu 11 | 1291607 |
| 📘 2025-09-13 (Efe Tuğra) | AnTuTu 11 | 1092572 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 6 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | - |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | - |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | - |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | HarmonyOS 5.0 |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | - |
| OS size | 28.03 GB | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7040 mAh | 8800 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 40 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 60 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 2:05 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | - |
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 |
| Slow motion | No | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/1.8 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) 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 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | - |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | No |
| eSIM support* | Yes | - |
| Hybrid slot | No | - |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2025 | August 2025 |
| Release date | December 2025 | August 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | $350 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 0 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 (2025) is definitely a better buy.
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