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| Global Score | |
| 61.1 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 14 | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2024-09-16 | 2017-10-10 |
| 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 19.58 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 600.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 3000 x 1920 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 290 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 735 GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has an overall score of 65.7, which is slightly better than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3's 61.1 global score. These devices come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a more recent 9.0 Pie version and Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has Android 14. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) is an extremely older and noticeably thicker tablet than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, but Samsung managed to make it notably lighter anyway.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a much sharper screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a lot better resolution of 1920 x 3000, a really bigger screen and a lot more pixels per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features a very superior CPU than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a much bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a 101 percent greater battery size.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) captures just a bit better videos and photos than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has a back-facing camera with a much lower 8 MP resolution, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light captures.
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