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| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 61.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | |
| -- | Android 14 |
| 2015-05-01 | 2024-09-16 |
| 10.51 x 7.36 x 0.34 inches | 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches |
| 21.92 ounces | 19.58 ounces |
| -- | Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black |
| $ 375.00 | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.8 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1280 x 1920 pixels | 3000 x 1920 pixels |
| -- | OLED |
| 214 pixels per inch | 290 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom x7 Z8700 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Intel HD GPU | Adreno 735 GPU |
| 8.55 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.49 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 10050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface 3 has an overall score of 66.3, which is just a bit better than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3's score of 61.1. Although the Microsoft Surface 3 is a better tablet device than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, we must highlight that it is also a lot older, somewhat heavier and extremely thicker.
Microsoft Surface 3 features an extremely better processor than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a much more vibrant display than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a much higher 1920 x 3000 pixels resolution, a higher display density and a bit bigger display.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 captures way better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has a back camera with a lot better resolution. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Microsoft Surface 3, because it has 128 GB more internal memory.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a really longer battery duration than Microsoft Surface 3.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, the Microsoft Surface 3 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it an obvious call.
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