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Galaxy Tab S11 vs Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)

86 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
VS
73 out of 100
Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
Galaxy Tab S11
MatePad 12 X (2025)

Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 11-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 (with MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus) that was released on September 4, 2025, against the Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025), which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin T92B. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
12 / 256 GB
  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 S11
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Dynamic AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (65.1 vs 76.6 square inches)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
  • Has a 1 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 1700 mAh larger battery capacity: 10100 vs 8400 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 45W)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 and Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025) 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
12 / 128 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
41.8
(Average)
Value Index
48.1
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Galaxy Tab S11
vs
MatePad 12 X (2025)

Display

Type Dynamic AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 11 inches 12 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels 2800 x 1840 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 3:2
PPI 274 ppi 279 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (30-144 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 1000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1600 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.6% 86.8%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.5% 99.6%
PWM 480 Hz Not detected
Response time 1 ms 23 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity 1115:1
Screen space comparison
MatePad 12 X (2025)
12″ (3:2 ratio) = 66.5 in2
Galaxy Tab S11
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~22% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy Tab S11 +4%
935 nits
MatePad 12 X (2025)
903 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 253.8 mm (9.99 inches) 270 mm (10.63 inches)
Width 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) 183 mm (7.2 inches)
Thickness 5.5 mm (0.22 inches) 5.9 mm (0.23 inches)
Weight 469 g (16.54 oz) 555 g (19.58 oz)
Waterproof IP68 No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Gray White, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display No
Area 420 cm2 (65 inches2) 494 cm2 (76.5 inches2)
Repairability Average (2.86/5) -
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (21st and 54th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (16th and 39th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 and Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus HiSilicon Kirin T92B
Max clock 3630 MHz 2500 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		 -
L3 cache 12 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC -
Lithography process 3 nanometers -
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 890 -
GPU
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 HiSilicon Maleoon 920
GPU shading units 1536 -
GPU clock 1612 MHz -
FLOPS ~4952.1 GFLOPS -

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 and Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 21988 3426
Single-core score 2742 1507
Multi-core score 8933 3973
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 871712 -
GPU 976476 -
Memory 335022 -
UX 562350 -
Total score 2745560 -
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 73% -
Graphics test 18 FPS -
Graphics score 2385 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 41 FPS -
Section 1 47 FPS -
Section 2 42 FPS -
Section 3 35 FPS -
Graphics score 10813 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 14704 -
Video editing 7384 -
Photo editing 41221 -
Data manipulation 13970 -
Writing score 27706 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-27 (JJ)AnTuTu 121116490
📘 2026-06-11 (Omsin)AnTuTu 112745560
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Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 5333 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 16 HarmonyOS 4.3
ROM One UI 8.5 -
OS size - 30 GB
OS updates 0 years -

Battery

Capacity 8400 mAh 10100 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 66 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes (50% in 40 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:35 hr
Battery cycles 1200 cycles -
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 4128 x 3096 8160 x 6144
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
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 50 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
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 12 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS 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 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 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 -
NFC* No 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 -
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers 4.0 6.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy Tab S11 +1%
86.9 dB
MatePad 12 X (2025)
86.2 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2025 September 2025
Release date September 2025 September 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $599
SAR (body) 0.99 W/kg -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on MatePad 12 X (2025):
    - The PaperMatte Display is optional.
*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 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
5 (62.5%)
3 (37.5%)
Total votes: 8

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