Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE vs Honor MagicPad 3
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE Manufactured in April, 2025, with display 10.9 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1580, vs Honor MagicPad 3, Manufactured in July, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE
- Lighter design: 497g vs 595g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Honor MagicPad 3
- Larger display: 13.3in
- Higher pixel density: 289ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 12450mAh vs 8000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 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 | TFT LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 10.9 in | 13.3 in |
| Resolution | 1440x2304 pixels | 2136x3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| Pixel density | 249 ppi | 289 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max brightness | 750 nits | n/a |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.7 % | 89 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 97.3 % | n/a |
| Response time | 32 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | 1700:1 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 254.3 mm (10.01 in) | 293.9 mm (11.57 in) |
| Width | 165.8 mm (6.53 in) | 201.4 mm (7.93 in) |
| Thickness | 6 mm (0.24 in) | 5.8 mm (0.23 in) |
| Weight | 497 g (17.53 oz) | 595 g (20.99 oz) |
| Area | 422 cm² (65.41 in²) | 592 cm² (91.76 in²) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Silver - Gray - Blue - Purple |
- White - Gold - Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1580 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max Frequency | 2900 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A520) - 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720) - 1/2.9 (Cortex-A720) |
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Samsung Xclipse 540 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | n/a | 2774 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1324 | 2176 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3858 | 6707 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 6847 | n/a |
| CPU | 288527 | 391366 |
| GPU | 256341 | 765579 |
| Memory | 149748 | 372850 |
| UX | 193736 | 290742 |
| NanoReview Score | 888352 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| OS Size | 29.5 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | MagicOS 9 |
Battery
| Volume | 8000 mAh | 12450 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 66 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 2:50 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 09:55 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 14:58 h | n/a |
| Games | 06:44 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 118 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4128x3096 pixels | 4160x3120 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 13 MP | Standard: 13 MP Macro: 2 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 9 MP |
| Matrix | 4000x3000 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
n/a |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | No |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | 8.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | n/a |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April, 2025 yr | July, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | April, 2025 yr | July, 2025 yr |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes, 66 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Honor MagicPad 3 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 4
