Galaxy Tab S10 FE vs Honor Pad 20 Pro

64 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE
VS
81 out of 100
Honor Pad 20 Pro

Here we compared two 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 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and came out 1 year and 5 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
8 / 256 GB

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (65.4 vs 77 square inches)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad 20 Pro
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Has a 1.2 inches larger screen size
  • 67% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2077K versus 1240K)
  • Comes with 2100 mAh larger battery capacity: 10100 vs 8000 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 45W)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 17% higher pixel density (292 vs 249 PPI)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 55% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2102 and 1360 points

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE and Honor Pad 20 Pro 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
8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
59.8
(Average)
Value Index
63.9
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

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 165 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
Display tests
RGB color space 97.3% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 32 ms -
Contrast 1700:1 -
Screen space comparison
Pad 20 Pro
12.1β€³ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
Galaxy Tab S10 FE
10.9β€³ (16:10 ratio) = 53.4 in2
~23% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

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) 537 g (18.94 oz)
Waterproof IP68 No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gray, Blue, Purple Gray
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
85.4%
Tablet Ranking (95th and 39th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (73rd and 31st place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE and Honor Pad 20 Pro
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1580 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Max clock 2900 MHz 3210 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
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
- 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Xclipse 540 Adreno 825
GPU shading units 256 1024
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS ~1331.2 GFLOPS ~2355.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE and Honor Pad 20 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 20 Pro +55%
2102
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 20 Pro +71%
6630
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 7019 -
Single-core score 1360 2102
Multi-core score 3877 6630
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 20 Pro +67%
2077210
CPU 491848 479317
GPU 298745 899558
Memory 187448 403308
UX 262140 295027
Total score 1240181 2077210
Samples [4 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 94% -
Graphics test 5 FPS -
Graphics score 657 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12301 -
Video editing 7055 -
Photo editing 22426 -
Data manipulation 10830 -
Writing score 15855 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-31 (Avacada)Geekbench 6 CPU1356 / 3888
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-09 (Mike)CPU Throttle87%
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-07 (Mike)Geekbench 6 CPU1360 / 3877
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-07 (Mike)AnTuTu 111260942
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-07 (Musicevolver)Geekbench 6 GPU7019
Honor Pad 20 Pro
No benchmark results yet

Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory clock 3200 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 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 66 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 55 min)
Full charging time 2:50 hr 2:00 hr
Battery cycles 2000 cycles -
Battery life tests
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 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4128 x 3096 -
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
Standard lens
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 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 6.0
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
Network
Number of SIM* 1 -
Type of SIM card Nano No
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo 6.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced April 2025 August 2026
Release date April 2025 August 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $549
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, 66 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 Honor Pad 20 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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