Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 vs Honor MagicPad 2 12.3

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
Display
84
88
Camera
60
50
Performance
72
69
Gaming
52
48
Battery
70
64
Connectivity
78
76
QuickComparison Score
71
69
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Key differences

Key distinctions and advantages between Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 and Honor MagicPad 2 12.3

Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9

  • + Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset
  • + 11 inches display
  • + 120 Hz refresh
  • + 8 GB/128 GB
  • + 8400 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

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9
  • Excellent display
  • Solid performance
  • 5G connectivity
  • Water resistant (IP68)
  • No significant drawbacks for its tier

"A premium Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 tablet with excellent display (84/100). Suited for productivity, content consumption and casual gaming."

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

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
10.81"7.11"0.23"10.01"6.53"0.23"
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
Height10.01"10.81"
Width6.53"7.11"
Thickness0.23"0.23"
Height (mm)254.30274.50
Width (mm)165.80180.50
Thickness (mm)5.905.80

Benchmarks

Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 +4%
2093
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
2004
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 5838 5461
Compute Score (GPU) 9692 —
Single-core score 2093 2004
Multi-core score 5838 5461
AnTuTu Benchmark 11 1771415 1795377
CPU 623980 565484
GPU 451553 488270
Memory 275042 318468
UX 420840 423155
Total score 1771415 1795377
3DMark Steel Nomad Light 1156 1089
Stability 97% 91%
Graphics test — 20 FPS
Graphics score — 5148
3DMark Solar Bay 5636 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 Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 ↗ Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗
Type Dynamic AMOLED OLED
Size 11 inches 12.3 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels 1920 x 3000 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 3:02
PPI 274 ppi 290 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (60-144 Hz)
Max rated brightness 600 nits 650 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.20% 90.90%
Display features #NAME? #NAME?
Display tests
RGB color space 98.30% 98.40%
PWM 240 Hz 90 Hz
Response time 2 ms 5 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto) 578 nits 687 nits
Design and build
Specification Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 ↗ Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗
Height 254.3 mm (10.01 inches) 274.5 mm (10.81 inches)
Width 165.8 mm (6.53 inches) 180.5 mm (7.11 inches)
Thickness 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) 5.8 mm (0.23 inches)
Weight 498 g (17.57 oz) 555 g (19.58 oz)
Waterproof IP68 No
Advanced cooling
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Yellow White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display No
Area 422 cm 2 (65.4 inches 2 ) 495 cm 2 (76.9 inches 2 )
Repairability
Screen-to-body ratio 83.20% 90.90%
Performance
Specification Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 ↗ Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max clock 3360 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 - 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 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 740 Adreno 735
GPU shading units 1536 768
GPU clock 680 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS
Memory
Specification Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 ↗ Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗
Configuration 8 / 128 GB 8 / 256 GB
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB
Software
Specification Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 ↗ Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗
Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 6.1 MagicOS 10
OS updates
Battery
Specification Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 ↗ Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗
Capacity 8400 mAh 10050 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 66 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes (35% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:46 hr
Battery cycles
Main camera
Specification Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 ↗ 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 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP 1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm
Sensor size
Pixel size
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Selfie camera
Specification Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 ↗ Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗
Megapixels 12 megapixels 9 megapixels
Image resolution 4000 x 3000
Aperture f/2.4 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 Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 ↗ Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗
Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features #NAME? #NAME?
Bluetooth version 5.3 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 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1
Type of SIM card Nano No
Multi SIM mode
eSIM support* Yes
Hybrid slot No
2G network GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G network UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
4G network LTE B1 (2100MHz), B2 (1900MHz), B3 (1800MHz), B4 (AWS), B5 (850MHz), B7 (2600MHz), B8 (900MHz), B12 (700MHz), B13 (700MHz), B17 (700MHz), B20 (800MHz), B25 (1900MHz), B26 (850MHz), B28 (700MHz), B32(1500MHz), B38 (2600MHz), B40 (2300MHz), B41 (2500MHz), B66 (AWS-3)
5G support Yes No
Sound
Specification Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 ↗ Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗
Speakers 4 8
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness 89 dB 90.3 dB
Other
Specification Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 ↗ Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 ↗
Category Flagship Flagship
Announced 23-Jul 24-Jul
Release date 23-Aug 24-Oct
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $599
SAR (body)
Sensors #NAME? #NAME?
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 66 W

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