Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 vs Huawei MatePad 11.5 S
Compared 2 smartphones : Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 12.3 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, vs Huawei MatePad 11.5 S, Manufactured in May, 2024with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9000WL. 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 battery capacity: 10050mAh vs 8800mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.0
Reasons to choose Huawei MatePad 11.5 S
- Higher pixel density: 291ppi
- Lighter design: 510g 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 | 1840x2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| Pixel density | 290 ppi | 291 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-144 Hz) | n/a |
| Max brightness | 650 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.9 % | 85.1 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 98.4 % | 97.4 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 90 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 5 ms | 23 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | 516:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 274.5 mm (10.81 in) | 261 mm (10.28 in) |
| Width | 180.5 mm (7.11 in) | 177.2 mm (6.98 in) |
| Thickness | 5.8 mm (0.23 in) | 6.2 mm (0.24 in) |
| Weight | 555 g (19.58 oz) | 510 g (17.99 oz) |
| Area | 495 cm² (76.73 in²) | 462 cm² (71.61 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue |
- Silver - Gray - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 | HiSilicon Kirin 9000WL |
| Max Frequency | 3000 MHz | 2490 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | n/a |
| Architecture | - 3/2 (Cortex-A520) - 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3 (Cortex-X4) |
n/a |
| Process | TSMC | n/a |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | n/a |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | n/a |
| Graphics | Adreno 735 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 768 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 1689.6 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2004 | 1241 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5461 | 3882 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 2591 |
| CPU | 384901 | 213665 |
| GPU | 503091 | n/a |
| Memory | 342788 | 148262 |
| UX | 255711 | 148835 |
| NanoReview Score | 1486491 | 510762 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | n/a |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | HarmonyOS 4.2 |
| OS Size | 29 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | MagicOS 8.0.1 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 10050 mAh | 8800 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 66 W | 225 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (35% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:46 h | 2:00 h |
| Web Browsing | 05:53 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 09:22 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:56 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 124 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4160x3120 pixels | 4160x3120 pixels |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| 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) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 13 MP | Standard: 13 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.8 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 9 MP | 8 MP |
| Matrix | n/a | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | n/a | CMOS |
| 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Type | No | No |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 8.0 | 4.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | July, 2024 yr | May, 2024 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2024 yr | May, 2024 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 599 | 399 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Accelerometer |
- Hall Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 66 W | Yes 22 W |
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