The latest tablet sales data Those who were able to take a look made it clear that, leaving the iPad on the sidelines, in Android the domain was still in the hands of the tablets Samsung and that if there are some who can aspire to snatch the throne from him, those are right now the Huawei tablets. What is the key to the success of the hopefuls and what is the strength of those who are still the champions? Which ones do you choose?
The Galaxy Tab are the champions (and almost the only option) in the high range
Let's start with a point in favor of tablets Samsung What is going to help us, on the other hand, to focus the rest of this analysis, and that is that when it comes to the high-end range, we have no alternative and there are only options among them. And by the way, this doesn't just apply to Huawei tablets, but to practically all other manufacturers: to this day, Koreans are the only ones who continue to launch tablets that can compete on Android with the iPad (waiting to see if Google is encouraged to renew its Pixel C).
The star is, of course, the Galaxy Tab S3, but even the Galaxy Tab S2 (both the eight-inch and 10-inch models) are still good options, two years later, for those who want a tablet of a certain level and cannot afford too high investments (although it must be said that right now we can buy it cheaper ), especially thanks to its fantastic AMOLED screens since Samsung It is one of the few manufacturers that have an acceptable rate of updates on Android tablets (Google aside, of course).
In the catalog Huawei the only thing we have is the MediaPad M3, an 8-inch model, which by the way, we are lucky to be able to buy at an almost mid-range price, and it is difficult to imagine that the Chinese company can completely dominate in Android without entering the complicated competition of the high-end , however far its progress may take it in the mid-range.
The fight in relation to quality / price is much more competitive than you might think
Despite the history and prestige of Samsung, compared to the image we have of the devices of Huawei, could make us think that the success of the second has to do above all with offering us a best quality / price ratioIt must be said that, today, some nuances should be made, because in the mid-range field, which is where these two giants are really fighting, it is not so clear who has the best prices.
Take this more as a compliment to Samsung's mid-range tablets than a criticism of those of Huawei, because really this is an aspect in which they continue to stand out, as proof that we can buy the excellent MediaPad M3 for just over 250 euros, a price similar to what we can buy the MediaPad M3 10 Lite, the little more than 150 euros that the MediaPad T3 10, with somewhat more modest technical specifications or the less than 100 euros that the MediaPad T3 7.
But is that if the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 Right now it is one of Amazon's best-selling tablets, not by chance, but because it is probably an even better option in terms of quality / price ratio, with a Full HD screen, Exynos processor and an upgrade to Android Nougat for less than 200 euros. The Galaxy Tab A 7.0For its part, it is more expensive than the MediaPad T3 7, but it also has somewhat higher technical specifications, with an HD screen, for example.
Design and variety vs reliability
Where it is necessary to recognize that Huawei is taking a lot of advantage to the rest of Android manufacturers is in the section of design, and that even recognizing that the one of the tablets Samsung, and particularly that of the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 it is solid and very successful in some respects. But even so, it is undoubtedly meritorious to have brought the metal casing even to the cheapest models, and details such as the fingerprint reader or the Harman Kardon speakers to tablets of less than 300 euros.
There is another factor that is probably playing in favor of the Huawei tablets and it is how varied is its offer of Android tablets right now, with various 7, 8 and 10 inch models, of different levels of technical specifications, practically all with their corresponding versions with mobile connection, which by the way are among the most recommended if we look for 4G tablets at a good price. It is curious because it seems that the Chinese company had picked up the witness of Samsung in this sense, now that the Koreans renew their catalog much more slowly and concentrating on more specific models.
If we no longer have an infinite offer of models with variants for all tastes, the Samsung tablets still have in their favor being a solid option, perhaps the most solid academic approach on Android, with tablets that are proven to survive quite well over time, with a huge range of accessories tailored for its most popular models and with the right to boast of being one of the most updates they receive, as we said before.
Samsung tablets vs Huawei tablets: which are your favorites?
One thing is to highlight strengths and weaknesses and another thing is to make predictions, and not only because we do not know if their strategies may change in the future, but also because it is difficult to guess how our demands as users will evolve and what qualities will be the ones that end up succeeding. The domain of Samsung, in any case, it is firm and for the moment Huawei it follows him, but at a distance. And you, which ones would you choose?