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| Global Score | |
| 61.1 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 14 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2024-09-16 | 2016-04-01 |
| 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| 19.58 ounces | 9.98 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black | 16 777 216 |
| $ 600.00 | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 7 inches |
| 3000 x 1920 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 290 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Adreno 735 GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.32 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 is just a bit better than Galaxy Tab A (2016), having a 61.1 score against 60.4. The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 body is much newer and a lot thinner, but way heavier than the Galaxy Tab A (2016). Both of these tablets come with Android OS (operating system), but the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has an older 14 version and Galaxy Tab A (2016) has Android 5.1 Lollipop.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a much higher 1920 x 3000 resolution, a really larger screen and more pixels per inch of display. Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) counts with a really superior hardware performance than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has less RAM, it also counts with more CPU cores.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a back facing camera with a way higher 13 mega-pixels resolution. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a 10050mAh battery size against 4000mAh.
Although Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016). So if you want that extra features, you can buy Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and get the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), resigning a couple specs and features.
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