Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024) vs Huawei MatePad 11.5 S
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60
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 10.4-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024) (with Exynos 1280) that was released on March 26, 2024, against the Huawei MatePad 11.5 S, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9000WL and came out 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 S6 Lite (2024)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Much smaller footprint: 18% more compact case (58.4 vs 71.6 square inches)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 45 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Huawei MatePad 11.5 S
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Has a 1.1 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 1760 mAh larger battery capacity: 8800 vs 7040 mAh
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- 25% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (751K versus 603K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- 30% higher pixel density (291 vs 224 PPI)
- Reverse charging feature
- 27% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1241 and 979 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 | TFT LCD |
| Size | 10.4 inches | 11.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2000 pixels | 1840 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 5:3 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 224 ppi | 291 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.6% | 85.1% |
| RGB color space | 92.5% | 97.4% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 32 ms | 23 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 516:1 |
Screen space comparison
MatePad 11.5 S
11.5″ (3:2 ratio) = 61 in2
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
10.4″ (5:3 ratio) = 47.7 in2
~27% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 244.5 mm (9.63 inches) | 261 mm (10.28 inches) |
| Width | 154.3 mm (6.07 inches) | 177.2 mm (6.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 7 mm (0.28 inches) | 6.2 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 465 g (16.4 oz) | 510 g (17.99 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Green, Rose gold | Silver, Gray, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 377 cm2 (58.5 inches2) | 462 cm2 (71.8 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (134th and 96th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (104th and 72nd place)
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1280 | HiSilicon Kirin 9000WL |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2490 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | - |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
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| Manufacturing | Samsung | - |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | - |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | - |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Maleoon 910 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | - |
| GPU clock | 897 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | ~229.6 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 2591 |
| Single-core score | 979 | 1241 |
| Multi-core score | 2029 | 3882 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 247569 | 263131 |
| GPU | 72099 | 96927 |
| Memory | 109735 | 186235 |
| UX | 174046 | 205089 |
| Total score | 603449 | 751382 |
| Samples | [35 tests] | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
No benchmark results yet
Huawei MatePad 11.5 S
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-12 (LilHartod) | AnTuTu 11 | 751382 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | - |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | HarmonyOS 4.2 |
| ROM | OneUI 6.1 | - |
| OS size | 16 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7040 mAh | 8800 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 22.5 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 70 min) | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:45 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:57 hr | - |
| Watching video | 14:20 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:24 hr | - |
| Standby | 134 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4160 x 3120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | No | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 5 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | 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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.0 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | - | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | - |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | No |
| eSIM support* | No | - |
| Hybrid slot | No | - |
| LTE Cat* | 15 | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2024 | May 2024 |
| Release date | March 2024 | May 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $349 | $399 |
| Successor | - | - Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025) |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 8 W | Yes, 22 W |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024):
- A gyroscope is only included in the Wi-Fi model.
*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 Huawei MatePad 11.5 S is definitely a better buy.
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