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| Global Score | |
| 61.1 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 14 | Android 10 |
| 2024-09-16 | 2020-09-28 |
| 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 19.58 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black | Black |
| -- | Plastic |
| $ 600.00 | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 3000 x 1920 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 290 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 735 GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10050mAh Battery | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 10.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a global score of 79, which is a lot better than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3's 61.1 score. Both tablets in our current comparison use Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has older 10 version while Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has Android 14. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3's body is extremely lighter than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, but it's notably thicker and was released 4 years before.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a brighter display than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a lot bigger screen, a little greater pixel density and a way better resolution of 1920 x 3000. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a really superior performance than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has lesser RAM memory, it also counts with 7 more cores.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has slightly more memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal storage. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 10050mAh battery capacity instead of 5050mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a slightly better camera than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3. Both of them have the same resolution camera.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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