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| Global Score | |
| 61.1 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 14 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2024-09-16 | 2025-03-04 |
| 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches | -- |
| 19.58 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| $ 600.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 11 inches |
| 3000 x 1920 pixels | -- |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 290 pixels per inch | -- |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 735 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 6.21 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.32 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is much better than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, getting a 69.6 score against 61.1. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) body is extremely thinner and lighter than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, even though both of them were released only 6 months apart. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 comes with Android 14 operating system.
Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features just a bit better hardware performance than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a higher number of cores. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a way better display than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has way more brightness and a quite bigger display.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a very superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has more internal storage. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) captures much clearer videos and photos than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has a camera in the back with less MP resolution, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to take better low light photography and video.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features greater battery duration than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a 10050mAh battery capacity.
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