Galaxy Tab S10 FE vs 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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Key differences
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 β 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
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 | 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 |
| RGB color space | 97.3% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 32 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1700:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Pad 20 Pro
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) | 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
Tablet Ranking (95th and 39th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (73rd and 31st place)
Performance
| 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 |
| Graphics | Xclipse 540 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1331.2 GFLOPS | ~2355.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 7019 | - |
| Single-core score | 1360 | 2102 |
| Multi-core score | 3877 | 6630 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| 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 | - |
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 6 CPU | 1356 / 3888 |
| π 2026-02-09 (Mike) | CPU Throttle | 87% |
| π 2026-02-07 (Mike) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1360 / 3877 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Mike) | AnTuTu 11 | 1260942 |
| π 2026-02-07 (Musicevolver) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 7019 |
Honor Pad 20 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | - |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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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