Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 vs Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm	10.81 x 7.11 x 0.23 inches 274.5 x 180.5 x 5.8 mm
Weight
17.57 oz (498.0 g)	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
11.0-inch	12.3-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI	3000x1920px, 290 PPI
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED	OLED
Refresh rate
120Hz	144Hz
Screen-to-body
83.20 %	89.37 %
Peak brightness
	1600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x 3.36GHz Cortex-X3 + 2x 2.8GHz Cortex-A715 + 2x 2.8GHz Cortex-A710 + 3x 2.0GHz Cortex-A510	1x 3.0GHz Cortex-X4 + 4x 2.8GHz Cortex-A720 + 3x 2.0GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 740	Adreno 735
Memory
8GB/128GB (UFS)	12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (14, 13)	Android (14)

Battery

Type
8400 mAh, Li - Polymer	10050 mAh
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 66.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 40min

Browsing

8h 36min

Video

7h 14min

Gaming

8h 38min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	13 MP Aperture size: F2.0
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	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer
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
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 40, 41
3G
Bands 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 800	$ 600

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

Links

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