Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 vs Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) Specs Comparison

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8.5
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
6.7
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)
Released · Sep 16, 2024
Released · Mar 12, 2025
12.3-inch · 3000x1920px
13.0-inch · 2732x2048px
Single camera
Single camera
12GB · 256GB
8GB · 128GB
10050 mAh
9705 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$600 8GB/128GB - $950
8GB/256GB - $1080
8GB/512GB - $1329
8GB/1024GB - $1579

Design

Dimensions
10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches
274.5 x 180.5 x 5.8 mm
11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches
280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm
Weight
19.58 oz / 555.0 g 21.76 oz / 617.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Moonlight White, Sky Blue, Starry Black Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue

Display

Size
12.3-inch, 89.37% screen-to-body 13.0-inch, 86.76% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 144Hz, 1600 nits IPS LCD, 60Hz, 600 nits
Resolution
3000x1920px, 290 PPI 2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 263 PPI
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
1.9 (Good) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) Apple M3
Processor
1x3.0GHz Cortex-X4
4x2.8GH​z Cortex-A720
3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A520
Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 735 Apple GPU 9-core
Memory
12GB/256GB 8GB/128GB
8GB/256GB
8GB/512GB
8GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (14) iPadOS (18.x)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
1968 Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
5164 Untested
3D Mark High
3051 Untested
3D Mark Low
2233 Untested

Battery

Type
10050 mAh 9705 mAh
Charge speed
Wired: 66.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
4h 40min
Browsing
8h 36min
Video
7h 14min
Gaming
8h 38min
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP
Aperture size: F2.0
12 MP
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/3"
Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
Yes 4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
9 MP 12 MP
Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1 5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi Only
With 256GB internal storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) €1080
With 512GB internal storage
Memory 512GB
Prices (MSRP) €1329
With 1TB internal storage
Memory 1024GB
Prices (MSRP) €1579
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