Honor MagicPad 3 Pro vs Honor MagicPad 2 12.3

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Review

Honor MagicPad 3 Pro
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
Display
94
88
Camera
65
50
Performance
99
69
Gaming
96
48
Connectivity
86
76
Battery
0
64
QuickComparison Score
0
69
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Honor MagicPad 3 Pro and Honor MagicPad 2 12.3

Reasons to consider the Honor MagicPad 3 Pro

  • + Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset
  • + 13.3 inches display
  • + 165 Hz refresh
  • + 12 GB/256 GB
  • + 12450 mAh battery

Reasons to consider the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3

  • + Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset
  • + 12.3 inches display
  • + 144 Hz refresh
  • + 8 GB/256 GB
  • + 10050 mAh battery

Pros & Cons

Honor MagicPad 3 Pro
  • Excellent display
  • Flagship performance
  • Capable gaming
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A high-end flagship Honor MagicPad 3 Pro tablet with excellent display (94/100), strong performance (99/100). Suited for professional creative work and demanding apps."

Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
  • Excellent display
  • Solid performance
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A high-end flagship Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 tablet with excellent display (88/100). Suited for professional creative work and demanding apps."

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Visual size comparison

Honor MagicPad 3 Pro Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
11.57"7.93"0.23"10.81"7.11"0.23"
Honor MagicPad 3 Pro Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
Height11.57"10.81"
Width7.93"7.11"
Thickness0.23"0.23"
Height (mm)293.90274.50
Width (mm)201.40180.50
Thickness (mm)5.805.80

Benchmarks

Benchmarks
Honor MagicPad 3 Pro Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 10848 5461
Compute Score (GPU) 27970 —
Single-core score 3662 2004
Multi-core score 10848 5461
AnTuTu Benchmark 11 4302345 1795377
CPU 1186224 565484
GPU 1478192 488270
Memory 582575 318468
UX 1055355 423155
Total score 4302345 1795377
3DMark Steel Nomad Light — 1089
Stability — 91%
Graphics test — 20 FPS
Graphics score — 5148
3DMark Solar Bay — 5148
Section 1 — 23 FPS
Section 2 — 20 FPS
Section 3 — 17 FPS
PCMark 3.0 — 16353
Web score — 17800
Video editing — 8040
Photo editing — 29384
Data manipulation — 13941
Writing score — 19204

Specifications

Display
Specification Honor MagicPad 3 Pro ↗ Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗
Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 13.3 inches 12.3 inches
Resolution 2136 x 3200 pixels 1920 x 3000 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:02 3:02
PPI 289 ppi 290 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-144 Hz)
Max rated brightness 650 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1100 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89% 90.90%
Display features #NAME? #NAME?
Display tests
RGB color space 98.40%
PWM 90 Hz
Response time 5 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto) 687 nits
Design and build
Specification Honor MagicPad 3 Pro ↗ Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗
Height 293.9 mm (11.57 inches) 274.5 mm (10.81 inches)
Width 201.4 mm (7.93 inches) 180.5 mm (7.11 inches)
Thickness 5.8 mm (0.23 inches) 5.8 mm (0.23 inches)
Weight 595 g (20.99 oz) 555 g (19.58 oz)
Waterproof No No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Gold, Gray White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 592 cm 2 (91.8 inches 2 ) 495 cm 2 (76.9 inches 2 )
Repairability
Screen-to-body ratio 89% 90.90%
Performance
Specification Honor MagicPad 3 Pro ↗ Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max clock 4600 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 735
GPU shading units 1536 768
GPU clock 1200 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3686.4 GFLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS
Memory
Specification Honor MagicPad 3 Pro ↗ Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗
Configuration 12 / 256 GB 8 / 256 GB
RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No
Memory card max size
Software
Specification Honor MagicPad 3 Pro ↗ Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗
Operating system Android 16 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM MagicOS 10 MagicOS 10
OS updates
Battery
Specification Honor MagicPad 3 Pro ↗ Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗
Capacity 12450 mAh 10050 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 66 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes (35% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:46 hr
Battery cycles
Main camera
Specification Honor MagicPad 3 Pro ↗ Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗
Matrix 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP 1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features #NAME? -
Standard lens
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length
Sensor size
Pixel size
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Selfie camera
Specification Honor MagicPad 3 Pro ↗ Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗
Megapixels 9 megapixels 9 megapixels
Image resolution
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
Connectivity
Specification Honor MagicPad 3 Pro ↗ Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗
Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features #NAME? #NAME?
Bluetooth version 6 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features #NAME? #NAME?
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 Yes
GPS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM*
Type of SIM card No No
Multi SIM mode
eSIM support* No
Hybrid slot
2G network
3G network
4G network
5G support No No
Sound
Specification Honor MagicPad 3 Pro ↗ Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗
Speakers 8 8
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No
Speakers test
Max loudness 90.3 dB
Other
Specification Honor MagicPad 3 Pro ↗ Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗
Category Flagship Flagship
Announced 25-Oct 24-Jul
Release date 25-Oct 24-Oct
Launch price (MSRP) $535 $599
SAR (body)
Sensors #NAME? #NAME?
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Yes, 66 W

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