Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ vs Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
€1268	$600

Design

Dimensions
11.24 x 7.30 x 0.22 inches 285.4 x 185.4 x 5.7 mm	10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches 274.5 x 180.5 x 5.8 mm
Weight
	19.58 oz / 555.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Beige, Graphite	Moonlight White, Sky Blue, Starry Black

Display

Size
12.4-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body	12.3-inch, 89.37% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	OLED, 144Hz, 1600 nits
Resolution
2800x1752px, 16:10 ratio, 266 PPI	3000x1920px, 290 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510	1x3.0GHz Cortex-X4 4x2.8GH​z Cortex-A720 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 740	Adreno 735
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB	12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (14, 13)	Android (14)

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GeekBench 6 Single
2122	1968
GeekBench 6 Multi
5665	5164
3D Mark High
3920	3051
3D Mark Low
3341	2233

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Battery

Type
10090 mAh, Li - Polymer	10050 mAh
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 66.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 44min

Video

6h 21min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 40min

Browsing

8h 36min

Video

7h 14min

Gaming

8h 38min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0/F26.0 Sensor size: 1/3.4"	13 MP Aperture size: F2.0
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)	Yes
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	9 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSPA
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	20.49 oz / 581.0 g

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Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ Specs	Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 Specs
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