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| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 61.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 14 |
| 2017-03-24 | 2024-09-16 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 19.58 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Moonlight White, Sky Blue and Starry Black |
| Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | $ 600.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 3000 x 1920 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 290 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 735 GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 9.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.35 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | -- |
| 5.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 10050mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 10.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a global score of 75.2, which is much better than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3's general score of 61.1. Both tablets in this comparison review include Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 has Android 14 version. Despite of the fact the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is notably older and a little thicker than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, it's body is still incredibly lighter.
The Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a much faster CPU than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, because although it has 8 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a greater number of cores. Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a better resolution of 1920 x 3000 pixels, a larger screen and a just a little higher pixels density.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with much more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Galaxy Tab S3 takes much clearer videos and photos than Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, and although they both have the same resolution camera in the back, the Galaxy Tab S3 also has a larger aperture to take better captures in low-light situations.
The Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 counts with a very superior battery life than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has 10050mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy Tab S3 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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