Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra vs Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024)
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 14.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra (with MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus) that was released on September 4, 2025, against the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024), which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin T92 and came out 1 year and 1 month 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 S11 Ultra
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Has a 2.4 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 1500 mAh larger battery capacity: 11600 vs 10100 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 2.1x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2799 and 1320 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 45W)
- Much smaller footprint: 27% more compact case (76.7 vs 105.4 square inches)
- 15% higher pixel density (275 vs 239 PPI)
- Weighs 184 grams less
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 | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 14.6 inches | 12.2 inches |
| Resolution | 1848 x 2960 pixels | 2800 x 1840 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 239 ppi | 275 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.8% | 89.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 99.4% |
| PWM | 480 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 2 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
14.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 95.8 in2
MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024)
12.2″ (3:2 ratio) = 68.7 in2
~39% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 326.3 mm (12.85 inches) | 271.25 mm (10.68 inches) |
| Width | 208.5 mm (8.21 inches) | 182.53 mm (7.19 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.1 mm (0.2 inches) | 5.5 mm (0.22 inches) |
| Weight | 692 g (24.41 oz) | 508 g (17.92 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | White, Black, Gold |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 680 cm2 (105.5 inches2) | 495 cm2 (76.8 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.78/5) | - |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (17th and 52nd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (13th and 38th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus | HiSilicon Kirin T92 |
| Max clock | 3630 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | - |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.73 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
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| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | - |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | - |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 890 | - |
| Graphics | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 | Maleoon 910 MP4 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | - |
| GPU clock | 1612 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | ~4952.1 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 22106 | - |
| Single-core score | 2799 | 1320 |
| Multi-core score | 9105 | 4206 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 838002 | - |
| GPU | 1024333 | - |
| Memory | 398068 | - |
| UX | 612893 | - |
| Total score | 2873296 | - |
| Samples | [114 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 87% | - |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2422 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 43 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 47 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 45 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 38 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 11418 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12340 | - |
| Video editing | 7385 | - |
| Photo editing | 40750 | - |
| Data manipulation | 14039 | - |
| Writing score | 27541 | - |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 5333 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | HarmonyOS 4.2 |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | - |
| OS size | 28.1 GB | 33.5 GB |
| OS updates | 0 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 11600 mAh | 10100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (38% in 30 min) | Yes (85% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 0:56 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 07:39 hr | - |
| Watching video | 11:26 hr | - |
| Gaming | 08:36 hr | - |
| Standby | 217 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | No |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | - |
| Hybrid slot | No | - |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2025 | August 2024 |
| Release date | September 2025 | August 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1199 | $999 |
| SAR (body) | 0.8 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 100 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 Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra is definitely a better buy.
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