Galaxy Tab S10 FE vs Honor Pad 20
65
out of 100
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70
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 10.9-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE (with Exynos 1580) that was released on April 2, 2025, against the Honor Pad 20, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 1 year and 2 months after. 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 S10 FE
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card
- Fingerprint scanner
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- 19% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1240K versus 1042K)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (65.4 vs 77 square inches)
- 18% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1360 and 1154 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad 20
- Has a 1.2 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 2100 mAh larger battery capacity: 10100 vs 8000 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate β 120 Hz
- 17% higher pixel density (292 vs 249 PPI)
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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 10.9 inches | 12.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 2304 pixels | 1872 x 3000 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 249 ppi | 292 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 750 nits | 700 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.7% | 85.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 97.3% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 32 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1700:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Pad 20
12.1β³ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
Galaxy Tab S10 FE
10.9β³ (16:10 ratio) = 53.4 in2
~23% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) | 277.1 mm (10.91 inches) |
| Width | 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) | 179.3 mm (7.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 6 mm (0.24 inches) | 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) |
| Weight | 497 g (17.53 oz) | 525 g (18.52 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Blue, Purple | Gray, Green, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 422 cm2 (65.4 inches2) | 497 cm2 (77 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.82/5) | - |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (83rd and 63rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (62nd and 46th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1580 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2900 MHz | 2630 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A720 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715) - 1 core at 2.63 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Xclipse 540 | Adreno 720 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 975 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1331.2 GFLOPS | ~998.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 7019 | 4098 |
| Single-core score | 1360 | 1154 |
| Multi-core score | 3877 | 3110 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 491848 | 369492 |
| GPU | 298745 | 210450 |
| Memory | 187448 | 181398 |
| UX | 262140 | 281337 |
| Total score | 1240181 | 1042677 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 94% | - |
| Graphics test | 5 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 657 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12301 | - |
| Video editing | 7055 | - |
| Photo editing | 22426 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10830 | - |
| Writing score | 15855 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-31 (Avacada) | GeekBench CPU | 1356 / 3888 |
| π 2026-02-09 (Mike) | CPU Throttle | 87% |
| π 2026-02-07 (Mike) | GeekBench CPU | 1360 / 3877 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Mike) | AnTuTu | 1260942 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Musicevolver) | GeekBench GPU | 7019 |
Honor Pad 20
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 16 |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS size | 29.5 GB | - |
| OS updates | 0 years | 6 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8000 mAh | 10100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 2:50 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 09:55 hr | - |
| Watching video | 14:58 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:44 hr | - |
| Standby | 118 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | - |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 6.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2025 | May 2026 |
| Release date | April 2025 | May 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $499 |
| SAR (body) | 0.92 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 45 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, battery life, and design are more important to you, then choose the Honor Pad 20. But if the camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE.
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