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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 61.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 14 |
| 2025-03-04 | 2024-09-16 |
| -- | 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 19.58 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black |
| -- | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 12.3 inches |
| -- | 3000 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| -- | 290 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Adreno 735 GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 7.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has an overall score of 70.4, which is better than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3's 61.1 score. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s design is heavier but incredibly thinner than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, and both of them were only released 6 months apart. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 comes with Android 14 operating system.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a little bit better processing power than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of MHz cores. The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a much sharper screen than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot brighter display.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has 128 GB more internal storage. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a very superior camera than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has a less mega-pixels camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture for better captures in low-light situations.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a little better battery lifetime than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a 10050mAh battery size instead of 9705mAh.
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