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| Global Score | |
| 61.1 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 14 | Android 11 |
| 2024-09-16 | 2022-01-13 |
| 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 19.58 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| $ 600.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 3000 x 1920 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| OLED | TFT |
| 290 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 735 GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| 7.92 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.32 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 is a bit better than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, getting a 62.6 score against 61.1. These devices come with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has the older 11 version while Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has Android 14. Samsung Galaxy Tab A8's construction is just a little lighter than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, but it's somewhat thicker and was released 3 years before.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has an incredibly better display than Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a bigger display, a much better resolution of 1920 x 3000px and a greater pixels quantity in each inch in the display. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a quite bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a lower number of cores, it also counts with 9 GB more RAM. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 shoots a lot better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a much better 13 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a much better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a 43% bigger battery capacity.
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