Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 vs Honor Pad X9
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Compared 2 smartphones : Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 12.3 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, vs Honor Pad X9, Manufactured in July, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 685. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
- Larger display: 12.3in
- Higher pixel density: 290ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 10050mAh vs 7250mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Honor Pad X9
- Lighter design: 499g vs 555g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
n/a |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | TFT LCD |
| Size | 12.3 in | 11.5 in |
| Resolution | 1920x3000 pixels | 1200x2000 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 5:3 |
| Pixel density | 290 ppi | 203 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-144 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 650 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.9 % | 84.1 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 98.4 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 90 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 5 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 274.5 mm (10.81 in) | 267.3 mm (10.52 in) |
| Width | 180.5 mm (7.11 in) | 167.4 mm (6.59 in) |
| Thickness | 5.8 mm (0.23 in) | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) |
| Weight | 555 g (19.58 oz) | 499 g (17.6 oz) |
| Area | 495 cm² (76.73 in²) | 447 cm² (69.29 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue |
Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
| Max Frequency | 3000 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3/2 (Cortex-A520) - 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3 (Cortex-X4) |
- 4/1.9 (Cortex-A53) - 4/2.8 (Cortex-A73) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Adreno 735 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 128 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 1260 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1689.6 GFLOPS | 322.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2004 | 477 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5461 | 1551 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 570 |
| CPU | 384901 | 110393 |
| GPU | 503091 | 40144 |
| Memory | 342788 | 92324 |
| UX | 255711 | 80831 |
| NanoReview Score | 1486491 | 323692 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 13 |
| OS Size | 29 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | MagicOS 8.0.1 | MagicOS 7.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 10050 mAh | 7250 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 66 W | 225 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (35% in 30 min) | Yes (34% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:46 h | 2:04 h |
| Web Browsing | 05:53 h | 08:56 h |
| Video Playback | 09:22 h | 11:02 h |
| Games | 05:56 h | 07:03 h |
| Standby Mode | 124 h | 155 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 5 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4160x3120 pixels | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Zoom | n/a | Digital |
| Flash | LED | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | n/a | No |
| Lenses count | Standard: 13 MP | Standard: 5 MP |
| Features |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 9 MP | 5 MP |
| Matrix | n/a | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | n/a | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 1 |
| SIM Type | No | Nano |
| eSIM Support * | n/a | No |
| Hybrid Slot | n/a | No |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 8.0 | 6.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | July, 2024 yr | July, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2024 yr | July, 2023 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 599 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Accelerometer |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer |
| Charger Included | Yes 66 W | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 the clear winner in this comparison.
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