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| Global Score | |
| 61.1 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 14 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2024-09-16 | 2020-04-27 |
| 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 19.58 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black | Mocha |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 600.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 3000 x 1920 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 290 pixels per inch | 270 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 | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 735 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 9.84 |
| 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 |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a lot better than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, having a overall score of 74.6 against 61.1. These devices include Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has 9.0 Pie version and Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has Android 14. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is an a lot older and somewhat thicker tablet than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, but Samsung made it way lighter anyway.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much better processing power than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a higher number of cores. The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a way higher 1920 x 3000 pixels resolution, a lot larger display and a bit higher pixels number in each inch in the screen.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features much more memory capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) shoots slightly better photos and videos than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has a much less megapixels back camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a much better battery duration than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has 10050mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is not only the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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