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| Global Score | |
| 69 | 61.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 14 |
| 2019-07-05 | 2024-09-16 |
| 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches | 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches |
| 12.17 ounces | 19.58 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 3000 x 1920 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 290 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 504 GPU | Adreno 735 GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.37 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| 5.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) is better than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, having a general score of 69 against 61.1. Both of these tablets have Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has an older 11 version while Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has Android 14. Although the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) is noticeably older and extremely thicker than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, it's construction is still a lot lighter.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a very superior processing unit than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a greater number of cores (and also faster). Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a much higher resolution of 1920 x 3000px, a really bigger display and a much greater pixels amount per display inch.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a way higher 13 megapixels resolution back-facing camera. The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a very superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a 97 percent bigger battery capacity.
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