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| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 61.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | Android 14 |
| 2015-09-30 | 2024-09-16 |
| 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches | 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches |
| 10.97 ounces | 19.58 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Orange and Pink | Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black |
| $ 170.00 | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 3000 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 290 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 735 GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.5 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 10050mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has an overall score of 61.1, which is much better than Amazon Fire HD 8's global score of 54.1. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 is a a lot newer and incredibly thinner portable tablet than the Amazon Fire HD 8, but it is notably heavier. Both of these devices come with Android OS, but Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has an older 14 version and Amazon Fire HD 8 has Android 5.0 Lollipop version.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a lot better looking screen than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a lot better 1920 x 3000px resolution, a way greater screen pixel density and a way larger screen. The Amazon Fire HD 8 counts with a very superior hardware performance than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has 11 GB less RAM, it also counts with a larger number of cores.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a lot better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a lot more mega pixels camera. The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a much better storage capacity for games and applications than Amazon Fire HD 8, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a much longer battery life than Amazon Fire HD 8.
Although Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Amazon Fire HD 8, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Amazon Fire HD 8. If you want to save some dollars, you can get Amazon Fire HD 8, giving up some specs and features, but you will get the most with your money.
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