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| Global Score | |
| 61.1 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 14 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2024-09-16 | 2018-08-24 |
| 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 19.58 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black | Black, Blue and Gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| $ 600.00 | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 3000 x 1920 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 290 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 735 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.32 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is a lot better than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, with a 74.5 score against 61.1. Both devices we are comparing come with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a newer 9.0 Pie version while Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has Android 14, so it provides some nice extra features and performance optimizations. Galaxy Tab A 10.5's construction is just a little bit lighter than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, but it's noticeably thicker and was released 6 years before.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a much more vibrant screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a larger display, a way better resolution of 1920 x 3000 pixels and a better screen density. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a lot better processing power than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has lesser RAM, it also counts with more processing cores.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a much greater storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a very superior battery life than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a 10050mAh battery size.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 captures clearer photographs and videos than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has a camera in the back with much less mega-pixels, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture for better images and videos in poorly lited environments.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making this tablet a no doubt choice.
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