Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 61.1 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Android 14 | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2024-09-16 | 2017-03-24 |
| 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 19.58 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 600.00 | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 3000 x 1920 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 290 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 735 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.32 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch is slightly better than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, with a 65.4 score against 61.1. Apple iPad 9.7-inch's design is lighter than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, although it's extremely thicker and was released 8 years before. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch comes with iOS 13.x OS, while Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has Android 14 OS.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a brighter screen than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a just a little better pixels density, a larger screen and a higher resolution of 1920 x 3000. The iPad 9.7-inch features a much more powerful CPU than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has 10 GB less RAM, it also counts with more processing cores.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a very superior memory capacity for apps and games than iPad 9.7-inch. IPad 9.7-inch has a slightly better camera than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not favorable for shooting photographs or video in poorly lited situations and a camera in the back with a way worse resolution.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a little longer battery life than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because it has 10050mAh of battery capacity instead of 8827mAh.
Despite of being the best tablet in our comparison, the iPad 9.7-inch is also a bargain compared to the other tablets, which makes this tablet an obvious call.
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