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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 61.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 14 |
| 2020-04-27 | 2024-09-16 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 19.58 ounces |
| Mocha | Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 3000 x 1920 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 290 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Adreno 735 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is much better than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, getting a score of 74.6 against 61.1. These devices use Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has Android 14 version, giving a lot of extra features and increased performance. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a incredibly older and thicker device than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, but Samsung made it way lighter anyway.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a lot bigger screen, a lot higher 1920 x 3000 resolution and a quite higher display density. The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a much greater storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a much better performance than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of cores (and faster). The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has 10050mAh of battery capacity against 5000mAh.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) takes just a bit better photos and videos than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has a lot lower resolution camera, it also counts with a larger aperture to take better low light images and videos.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) not only is the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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