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| Global Score | |
| 61.1 | 70 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 14 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2024-09-16 | 2017-11-01 |
| 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches | 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 19.58 ounces | 14.78 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black | 16 777 216 |
| $ 600.00 | $ 520.00 |
| 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 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 735 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.73 |
| 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 | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | 4450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 10.32 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 is much better than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, with a score of 70 against 61.1. Both of these tablets come with Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 has 9.0 Pie version while Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has Android 14 version, so it provides a lot of extra features. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 construction is much lighter than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, although it is notably thicker and was released 7 years before.
Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a much powerful CPU than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has lesser RAM, it also counts with a higher number of cores. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a much sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a lot better resolution of 1920 x 3000 pixels, a really larger screen and a lot more pixels per inch in the screen.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a way bigger memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a slightly better camera than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a lot more MP camera.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a 126% bigger battery capacity.
Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Galaxy Tab Active 2 is also cheaper than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, making buying this tablet a simple decision.
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