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| Global Score | |
| 60.4 | 61.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | Android 14 |
| 2016-04-01 | 2024-09-16 |
| 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches | 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches |
| 9.98 ounces | 19.58 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black |
| $ 150.00 | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 3000 x 1920 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 216 pixels per inch | 290 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T720 GPU | Adreno 735 GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.06 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.71 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 is a bit better than Galaxy Tab A (2016), getting a general score of 61.1 against 60.4. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3's design is incredibly newer and incredibly thinner than Galaxy Tab A (2016)'s, although it's also notably heavier. These tablets have Android operating system, but Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has older 14 version and Galaxy Tab A (2016) has Android 5.1 Lollipop version.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features an incredibly better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a much better 1920 x 3000 resolution, a lot bigger display and more pixels per inch of display. The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a way bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 248 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A (2016) features a very superior processing unit than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has 10,5 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a greater number of cores (and they are faster). Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has 10050mAh of battery capacity.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 captures much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a camera in the back with much more mega-pixels.
Although Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Galaxy Tab A (2016), and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy Tab A (2016). So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, but if you don't you can save some dollars and buy the Galaxy Tab A (2016), letting go a couple features and specifications.
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