The tablet market is in decline for a lot of time, but there is a particular niche of the market which is doing very well, mainly thanks to iPads. We are talking about professional and high-end tablets: the ones perfect for power users and for productivity. Samsung just launched the world’s first 5G tablet and it belongs to this niche: it is the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G. Given the importance of this tablet, we decided to compare it with the high-end tablets from the other main brands in the market: Huawei and Apple. Here is a comparison between Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G, Huawei MediaPad M6, and Apple iPad Pro 11 (we chose the 11 because the 12.9 variant costs too much to be suitable for such a comparison).

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G vs Huawei MediaPad M6 vs Apple iPad Pro 11

Design

The most impressive design is offered by the iPad Pro 11 and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G since they have the most narrow bezels around the display. Further, both come with an aluminum unibody design. While Apple iPad Pro 11 has slightly narrower bezels than Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G, the latter is more compact because it sports a smaller display (0.5 inches less). All of these tablets support a stylus, but the S Pen of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G is more advanced due to its additional features (including Bluetooth support and additional sensors allowing to use it as a motion controller).

Display

If you need the most amazing display ever, go for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G. It sports an awesome Super AMOLED panel with a high Quad HD+ resolution and the HDR10+ certification. It is one of the best displays ever mounted on a tablet. Both Apple iPad Pro 11 and Huawei MediaPad M6 are equipped with an IPS panel with a 2K resolution, but the display of the Apple iPad Pro 11 is definitely better. It has a wider color gamut and the TrueTone technology calibrating the color automatically depending on the environment. You can attach a magnetic keyboard to each of these tablets.

Hardware/Software

In terms of performance, Apple iPad Pro 11 wins the battle. It has better software optimization as well as a configuration with 1 TB of internal storage. But in daily use, Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G is more or less at the same level with a Snapdragon 855 chipset and up to 8 GB of RAM. Both the tablets feature amazing software for productivity, but Galaxy Tab S6 5G is the only tablet to support 5G. It supports 5G connectivity through a single-mode modem, so it has a higher energy consumption, but it supports it. Huawei MediaPad M6 takes the last place once again.

Camera

The best main camera is onboard the Apple iPad 11 Pro, but Galaxy Tab S6 5G is the only one to offer a dual camera including an ultrawide lens. If you want the best overall photo quality even in low light conditions, go for the Apple iPad Pro 11. But if you prefer photos that are still great and the chance to use an ultrawide lens, Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G is a better option. Galaxy Tab S6 5G would be my personal choice.

Battery

Finally, an aspect for which Huawei MediaPad M6 looks better. It has a bigger 7500 mAh battery. With 5G connectivity and a single-mode 5G modem, we doubt Galaxy Tab S6 5G will offer the same battery life as the Apple iPad Pro 11.

Price

These tablets are only on sale in select markets, except the iPad Pro 11. So it is useless to make a price comparison. Galaxy Tab S6 5G is going on sale in South Korea for about €850/$940, Huawei MediaPad M6 costs just €300/$330 in China, while iPad Pro 11 costs almost €900/$1000 globally. There is not a clear winner here, it mostly depends on the user. Galaxy Tab S6 5G has the most complete specs sheet, but iPad Pro 11 is not far and it offers the most interesting operating system, even though it is a closed OS. Huawei MediaPad M6 is inferior to both, but it has a much higher value for money.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G vs Huawei MediaPad M6 vs Apple iPad Pro 11: PRO and CONS

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G

PROS

• 5G
• Amazing display
• S Pen
• Ultrawide camera
• Thinner and lighter
• Nice audio

CONS

• Price and limited availability

Huawei MediaPad M6

PROS

• More affordable
• Good audio
• Available in a 8.4-inch variant

CONS

• Nothing particular

Apple iPad Pro

PROS

• Best performance
• Great OS for productivity
• Awesome camera
• Good audio
• Bigger battery
• Reverse charging

CONS

• Price

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Huawei recently unveiled the roadmap for EMUI 10 update rollout on over 30 devices. Initially, the flagship devices are slated to get the update, and later the update will roll out on the remaining devices listed in the road map. The Chinese electronics maker is planning to fully rollout the EMUI 10 on the 30 listed devices by Q2 2020. However, after rolling out the EMUI 10 for Huawei P30 and P30 Pro, Huawei is commencing the EMUI 10 beta testing for Nova 5 Pro and Huawei MediaPad M6.

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The application for Nova 5 Pro beta testers is open from November 5th to November 10th. Whereas, the owners of MediaPad M6 can apply for beta testing from November 5th to November 15th. Huawei will recruit 500 beta testers supporting log version, and another 1500 testers without the log version. The beta testers will have first-hand access to all the new features before the official release. Before proceeding for the Beta 10 upgrade, make sure your Nova 5 Pro (SEA-AL10) is running EMUI 9.1.1.175 firmware version, and all the MediaPad M6 variants are on EMUI 9.1.1.160 version.

In the beta testing program, Huawei will bring all the Android 10-based features along with other EMUI based enhancements. While applying for the beta tester, you should pay proper attention to details, and upon successful registration, you will be notified by SMS notification.

Apply for EMUI 10 Beta Program

The user needs to install a beta user app and then follow the instructions below.

1. Open beta user app and accept terms and conditions.
2. Now, login with the Huawei ID with an appropriate phone number and email.
3. Select “Personal” from the bottom bar > tap on “Join Project” > select “Available Project” and finally Sign Up.

Note: Before applying, make sure you’re on the latest version of the EMUI, and the device should not be rooted. There will be some bugs and third-party apps can behave abnormally. Your device must have 6GB of free internal space. Otherwise, the upgrade may fail.

EMUI 10 features

EMUI 10 features various new advancements and performance tweaks. It comes with a whole new UX inspired by a Magazine style layout depicting cleaner UI elements, new screen transitions, menus and notifications panel. The new colourful Always-On-Display brings a unique charm to the device.

• Dark Mode support
• Enhanced security with a distributed system.
• Mutual aid sharing to improve hardware capabilities.
• One-Touch Screen Sharing
• Multi-Screen Sharing collaboration
• Huawei HiCar
• ARK Compiler
• GPU Turbo
• Super File System
• Lin Turbo

It also incorporates the Android 10 features, which will improve the overall performance and security of the device.

The EMUI 10 Beta recruitment is only for Huawei Nova 5 Pro and Huawei MediaPad M6. However, the devices like Huawei 10 lite, Mate 20 family, P30 series and others are already receiving the EMUI 10 beta update.

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With smartphones increasing in size every year, tablets aren’t really as popular as before. And with the advent of foldables, things could look even worse for the tablet market. But in Q2 2019, it did fairly well in China. IDC reports that the tablet market grew by 2.3% YoY in China in Q2 2019.

The growth was driven by the consumer tablet market, registering an 8% increase YoY in the second quarter. The commercial tablet market didn’t fare so well, registering a decline of 15.2% YoY.

Apple takes the lead in the Chinese tablet market with the iPad Air being really popular among customers. In fact, IDC notes that the Air is even more popular than the iPad Mini. The Cupertino giant shipped 2.33 million units in Q2 2019, up by 0.7% YoY and taking a huge 41.4% market share in the same period.

In second place is Huawei shipping 1.54 million units and thereby continuing its impressive growth in the region. The Chinese telecommunications giant grabbed a share of 27.4% of the market, registering a solid 17.1% YoY growth, driven by its flagship MediPad M6 lineup. IDC notes that Huawei’s dual-brand strategy is particularly successful in the low-tier cities in China, which is helping it grow steadily.

In third place is Xiaomi, bouncing back in terms of shipments in Q2 2019. The smartphone maker shipped 340,000 units in this period, which was an astounding 430.6% YoY growth. It’s not surprising given that Xiaomi’s Mi Pad 4 lineup was announced by the end of Q2 2019 and does not really reflect in the shipments accounted for in the same period. The Mi Pad 4 seems to be doing really well, helping the brand jump up to the third place.

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Lenovo occupies the fourth place, slipping down by one position in the table as compared to last year. Its tablet shipments in China also registered a 33% decline YoY. Finally, in the fifth position is Microsoft. The Windows OS maker did really well this quarter shipping around 200K units which is a 68% increase from last year. IDC adds that its partnership with JD and other promotions helped the company increase its shipments in the last quarter.

Finally, IDC reports that 10 to 11-inch screen size and 4GB + 64GB configuration are becoming standard among consumer tablets in the second quarter of 2019. The commercial tablet market is on the decline, but there is hope after 5G becomes mainstream and tablets become an integral part of medical, government, education, and security industries.

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Last month, along with the Nova 5 series smartphone, China-based Huawei also launched the MediaPad M6 tablet in its home market, which is the first tablet to come powered by the Kirin 980 processor.

Now, the company has started rolling out a new update for the Huawei MediaPad M6 tablet which adds Ark Compiler that improves the system responsiveness and smoothness. It is claimed to be the first multi-language optimization compiler.

Huawei Ark Compiler is the compilation and operation mechanism for the system as well as applications, which was introduced by Huawei to improve the compilation efficiency of Android system. The company had announced the technology for the first time in April 2019 at a domestic launch of the Huawei P30 series.

Along with the Ark compiler, the update for the M6 also optimizes the fingerprint unlock performance, voice assistant capabilities, improved user interface for the third-party applications in the cross-screen state, touch sensitivity and also enhances the stylus experience.

The tablet comes in two models — one with a 10.8-inch display and another with an 8.4-inch model but both of them features a 2K screen resolution. Powered by the octa-core Huawei Kirin 980 CPU, dual NPUs, and a Mali-G76 GPU with GPU Turbo 3.0 support, the devices come in 4GB + 64GB and 4GB + 128GB configurations.

As for cameras, we have got a 13-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front-facing shooter. The smaller 8.4-inch tablet is powered by a 6,100mAh battery, while the 10.8-inch variant gets a massive 7,500mAh battery.

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When Huawei launched the MediaPad M6 tablet along side the Nova 5, the company unveiled a new feature that would be onboard the tablet. Dubbed Parallel view, the feature is quite similar to the split-screen feature found on smartphones just that it works on landscape mode. Huawei has now announced that the parallel view feature is supported by most mainstream apps with more to follow soon.

The compatible apps are divided into three batches. The first batch includes 17 supported apps such as WeChat, QQ, Taobao, Baidu, Today Headlines, Jingdong, Appbao, Weibo, Thunder, Baidu Mobile Assistant, Tmall, 360. Other apps include Mobile assistant, know, car home, vibrato, fast hand, volcano video. The second batch includes apps such as Alipay, nano-box, homework help. We expect the first batch of apps to be ready when the MediaPad M6 goes on sale. The third batch of apps is reportedly being optimised.

In case you are wondering how Huawei’s Parallel View differs from our below Android’s split screen feature. The difference between the split screen and this Parallel view feature is that both apps can work simultaneously unlike split-screen where one app will be frozen if a second one is working. In addition, one app can simultaneously open two task interfaces without any interference. This isn’t available on split-screen mode.

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Huawei have just officially launched the Huawei MediaPad M6 alongside the earlier Huawei Nova 5 announcement. As we already knew, the device comes in two size options, both with minute differences between them. Now we’re going to take a closer look at these devices, their specs and their features.

First off the two size options available are a 10.8-inch model and an 8.4-inch model. Both versions of the Huawei MediaPad M6 come with 2K display resolution. Keeping these screens running are the batteries in here, which are pretty decent in size. The smaller 8.4-inch tablet will get a 6100mAh battery, while the 10.8-inch variant gets a massive 7500mAh battery instead.

Both variants of the MediaPad M6 are powered by the octa-core Huawei Kirin 980 CPU, dual NPUs, and a Mali-G76 GPU with GPU Turbo 3.0 support. As for RAM and storage, the devices only come in 4GB + 64GB and 4GB + 128GB configurations. As expected, the volume rocker, the power button, a USB Type-C port, MicroSD card tray and even a 3.5mm audio jack all sit on the right-hand side. As for cameras, we’ve a 13MP rear and 8MP front setup.

What’s most impressive about the Huawei MediaPad M6 devices are their audio solutions. Both devices come with four-channel speakers that ensure crisp and powerful sound. They’re tuned by Harman-Kardonn, and Huawei claims this will help produce loud and booming bass. We’re inclined to agree considering how the MediaPad devices have always had good audio.

So, what about pricing? The Huawei MediaPad M6 comes in several different price configurations taking into account their storage and connectivity options. To simplify things a lot and make it more digestible, you can check the list below for pricing.

Huawei MediaPad M6 Pricing:

• 8.4-inch, Wifi Only, 4GB+64GB – 1999 yuan ($291)
• 8.4-inch, Wifi Only, 4GB+128GB – 2399 yuan ($349)
• 8.4-inch, 4G, 4GB+64GB – 2399 yuan ($349)
• 8.4-inch, 4G, 4GB+128GB – 2699 yuan ($393)
• 10.8-inch, Wifi only, 4GB+64GB – 2299 yuan ($335)
• 10.8-inch, Wifi only, 4GB+128GB – 2699 yuan ($393)
• 10.8-inch, 4G, 4GB+64GB – 2699 yuan ($393)
• 10.8-inch, 4G, 4GB+128GB – 3499 yuan ($508)

The 10.8-inch Huawei MediaPad M6 goes on pre-sale beginning on the 21st of June, and officially goes on sale on July 10th. On the other hand, the 8.4-inch variant pre-sales begin on the 10th of July, and it will go on sale on the 20th of July.

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