| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 61.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 4.4.2 | Android 14 |
| 2014-06-12 | 2024-09-16 |
| 8.38 x 4.94 x 0.26 inches | 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches |
| 10.51 ounces | 19.58 ounces |
| Black and White | Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 166.00 | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 3000 x 1920 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 359 pixels per inch | 290 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.7 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Adreno 735 GPU |
| 8.82 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 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 (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4900mAh Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 29 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.72 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is much better than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, getting a 74.5 score against 61.1. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 design is way lighter than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, but it is thicker and was released many years before. Both tablets in this review have Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has 4.4.2 version and Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has Android 14 version, so it gives some nice extra features and performance improvements.
Galaxy Tab S 8.4 counts with a much better processing power than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has 9 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores. Galaxy Tab S 8.4 has a bit better looking display than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has a way smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 2560 x 1600px, it also counts with a bit greater display density.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a superior memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has 10050mAh of battery capacity against 4900mAh.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 features a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab S 8.4, because it has a camera in the back with a much higher resolution.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy Tab S 8.4 is also a bargain compared to others, making this tablet a great choice.
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