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| Global Score | |
| 70 | 61.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 14 |
| 2017-11-01 | 2024-09-16 |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches |
| 14.78 ounces | 19.58 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black |
| $ 520.00 | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 3000 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 290 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 735 GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 is much better than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, with a 70 score against 61.1. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2's construction is extremely lighter than the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, although it is notably thicker and was released many years before. Both tablets in this comparison review come with Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 has newer 9.0 Pie version while Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has Android 14 version.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a much more vibrant display than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a really larger display, a lot better pixels amount per inch of screen and a way better resolution of 1920 x 3000. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with a much more powerful CPU than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has 9 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with more cpu cores. The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a much more mega-pixels back facing camera.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a 10050mAh battery size against 4450mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 is not only the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, which makes it a very good choice.
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