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Galaxy Tab A9 vs Huawei MatePad SE 11

44 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9
VS
48 out of 100
Huawei MatePad SE 11
Galaxy Tab A9
MatePad SE 11

Here we compared two tablets: the 8.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on October 5, 2023, against the Huawei MatePad SE 11, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and came out 9 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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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 Samsung Galaxy Tab A9
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • 10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (508K versus 461K)
  • Much smaller footprint: 36% more compact case (40.8 vs 64 square inches)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.0
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 58% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 729 and 460 points
  • Weighs 142 grams less
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 1080p
Reasons to consider the Huawei MatePad SE 11
  • Has a 2.3 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 2600 mAh larger battery capacity: 7700 vs 5100 mAh
  • 15% higher pixel density (206 vs 179 PPI)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 and Huawei MatePad SE 11 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
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Final comparison evaluation
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
VS
4 / 64 GB
88.0
(Very good)
Value Index
61.0
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Galaxy Tab A9
vs
MatePad SE 11

Display

Type TFT LCD TFT LCD
Size 8.7 inches 11 inches
Resolution 800 x 1340 pixels 1200 x 1920 pixels
Aspect ratio 5:3 16:10
PPI 179 ppi 206 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 500 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 81.9% 84.9%
Display tests
RGB color space 81.2% 98%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 44 ms 26 ms
Contrast 1389:1 1537:1
Screen space comparison
MatePad SE 11
11โ€ณ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
Galaxy Tab A9
8.7โ€ณ (5:3 ratio) = 33.4 in2
~62% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy Tab A9 +3%
462 nits
MatePad SE 11
450 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 211 mm (8.31 inches) 252.3 mm (9.93 inches)
Width 124.7 mm (4.91 inches) 163.8 mm (6.45 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 6.9 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 333 g (11.75 oz) 475 g (16.75 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gray, Blue Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 263 cm2 (40.8 inches2) 413 cm2 (64 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Galaxy Tab A9
81.9%
MatePad SE 11 +4%
84.9%
Tablet Ranking (136th and 126th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (106th and 98th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 and Huawei MatePad SE 11
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G99 Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max clock 2200 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76		 - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 64 128
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1260 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~322.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 and Huawei MatePad SE 11
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Galaxy Tab A9 +30%
1943
MatePad SE 11
1489
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 1294 -
Single-core score 729 460
Multi-core score 1943 1489
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy Tab A9 +10%
508554
MatePad SE 11
461236
CPU 214958 191663
GPU 35695 29731
Memory 119172 110054
UX 138729 129788
Total score 508554 461236
Samples [3 tests] [37 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 130 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 8547 -
Video editing 5137 -
Photo editing 15786 -
Data manipulation 7328 -
Writing score 11901 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy Tab A9
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-09 (Ji-Su 8090)AnTuTu409449
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-10-30 (Trung)AnTuTu508554
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-09-20 (ZION)GeekBench GPU1294
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-09-20 (ZION)GeekBench CPU729 / 1943
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-09-20 (ZION)AnTuTu511895
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Huawei MatePad SE 11
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.0
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 HarmonyOS 2.0
ROM One UI 5.1 -

Battery

Capacity 5100 mAh 7700 mAh
Max charge power 15 W 22.5 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 60 min) Yes (50% in 40 min)
Full charging time 2:30 hr 2:00 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:04 hr 09:11 hr
Watching video 13:21 hr 11:53 hr
Gaming 05:24 hr 06:11 hr
Standby 143 hr 150 hr
General battery life
Galaxy Tab A9
25:21 hr
MatePad SE 11 +1%
25:34 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No No
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: 8 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.0
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 2 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution - 2592 x 1944
Aperture - f/2.2
Sensor CMOS -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No No
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 720p 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.1
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 -
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 -
Type of SIM card Nano No
eSIM support* Yes -
Hybrid slot No -
LTE Cat* 13 -
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo 4.0
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy Tab A9 +7%
86.6 dB
MatePad SE 11
81.2 dB

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced October 2023 July 2024
Release date October 2023 July 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $159 $160
Successor - Samsung Galaxy Tab A11 -
SAR (body) 0.51 W/kg -
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass		 - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 22 W
Further details
Notes on Galaxy Tab A9:
    - Doesn't have S Pen support.
*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 SE 11 is definitely a better buy.

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