Honor MagicPad 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
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Compared 2 smartphones : Honor MagicPad 3 Manufactured in July, 2025, with display 13.3 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S11, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Honor MagicPad 3
- Larger display: 13.3in
- Higher pixel density: 289ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 12450mAh vs 8400mAh
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Tab S11
- Lighter design: 469g vs 595g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
- 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
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 | IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 13.3 in | 11 in |
| Resolution | 2136x3200 pixels | 1600x2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Pixel density | 289 ppi | 274 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max brightness | n/a | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89 % | 83.6 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | DCI-P3 |
Design & Build
| Height | 293.9 mm (11.57 in) | 253.8 mm (9.99 in) |
| Width | 201.4 mm (7.93 in) | 165.3 mm (6.51 in) |
| Thickness | 5.8 mm (0.23 in) | 5.5 mm (0.22 in) |
| Weight | 595 g (20.99 oz) | 469 g (16.54 oz) |
| Area | 592 cm² (91.76 in²) | 420 cm² (65.1 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Gold - Gray |
- Silver - Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 3630 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4) |
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4) - 1/3.73 (Cortex-X925) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | MediaTek NPU 890 |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 1000 MHz | 1612 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | 4952.1 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2176 | 2776 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 6707 | 8811 |
| CPU | 391366 | 597252 |
| GPU | 765579 | 1206646 |
| Memory | 372850 | 509734 |
| UX | 290742 | 42811 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | n/a |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 16 |
| UI Skin | MagicOS 9 | One UI 8.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 12450 mAh | 8400 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 66 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4160x3120 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 13 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 13 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 9 MP | 12 MP |
| Matrix | n/a | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | n/a | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | Yes |
| GPS | n/a | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 1 |
| SIM Type | No | Nano |
| SIM Mode | n/a | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | n/a | No |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 8.0 | 4.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | July, 2025 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | July, 2025 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes, 66 W | No |
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Attention!
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