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| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 61.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 11 | Android 14 |
| 2022-01-13 | 2024-09-16 |
| 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches | 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches |
| 17.92 ounces | 19.58 ounces |
| Gray, Pink Gold and Silver | Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black |
| -- | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 3000 x 1920 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 210 pixels per inch | 290 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MP2 GPU | Adreno 735 GPU |
| 6.03 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.12 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 6.49 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A8 has a score of 62.6, which is slightly better than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3's global score of 61.1. Galaxy Tab A8's construction is a bit lighter than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, but it's thicker and was released 3 years before. Both tablets in this review use Android OS, but Galaxy Tab A8 has the previous 11 version and Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has Android 14 version.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a lot better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a larger screen, a better pixel density and a lot higher 1920 x 3000 resolution. The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a quite bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory capacity.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has an inferior number of megahertz cores, it also counts with 9 GB more RAM memory. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a 10050mAh battery size.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 shoots a lot better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a camera with a much higher resolution.
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