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| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 61.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x | Android 14 |
| 2017-03-24 | 2024-09-16 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 19.58 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 220.00 | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 3000 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 290 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | Adreno 735 GPU |
| 8.64 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 0 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.25 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 4.8 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad 9.7-inch is just a bit better than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, getting a 65.4 score against 61.1. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch construction is somewhat lighter than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, but it's much thicker and was released 8 years before. Apple iPad 9.7-inch comes with iOS 13.x operating system, while Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 comes with Android 14 operating system.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a more vivid display than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a little higher pixels density, a larger display and a better resolution of 1920 x 3000px. The iPad 9.7-inch has a much powerful processor than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of cores.
The iPad 9.7-inch counts with a bit better camera than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, although it has a lot worse resolution back camera and a smaller aperture. The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad 9.7-inch. The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features just a bit better battery lifetime than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a 14 percent greater battery capacity.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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