Honor Pad 10 vs Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
67
out of 100
VS
68
out of 100
Here we compared two tablets: the 12.1-inch Honor Pad 10 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3) that was released on May 22, 2025, against the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and came out 10 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
- 71% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1795K versus 1048K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 35W)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- 16% higher pixel density (290 vs 249 PPI)
- OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Thinner bezels – 5.5% more screen real estate
- Reverse charging feature
- 74% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2004 and 1150 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Size | 12.1 inches | 12.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1600 x 2560 pixels | 1920 x 3000 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 249 ppi | 290 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-144 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 650 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.4% | 90.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 98.4% |
| PWM | - | 90 Hz |
| Response time | - | 5 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
MagicPad 2 12.3
12.3″ (3:2 ratio) = 69.8 in2
Pad 10
12.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
~6% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 277.1 mm (10.91 inches) | 274.5 mm (10.81 inches) |
| Width | 179.3 mm (7.06 inches) | 180.5 mm (7.11 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) | 5.8 mm (0.23 inches) |
| Weight | 525 g (18.52 oz) | 555 g (19.58 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Blue, Green | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 497 cm2 (77 inches2) | 495 cm2 (76.9 inches2) |
| Repairability | Good (3.07/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Bad (E) · 5 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (75th and 67th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (57th and 50th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2630 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715) - 1 core at 2.63 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715) |
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 720 | Adreno 735 |
| GPU shading units | 512 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 975 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~998.4 GFLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4133 | - |
| Single-core score | 1150 | 2004 |
| Multi-core score | 3103 | 5461 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 379212 | 565484 |
| GPU | 215650 | 488270 |
| Memory | 198436 | 318468 |
| UX | 255360 | 423155 |
| Total score | 1048658 | 1795377 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [201 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 91% |
| Graphics test | - | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1089 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 23 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5148 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 17800 |
| Video editing | - | 8040 |
| Photo editing | - | 29384 |
| Data manipulation | - | 13941 |
| Writing score | - | 19204 |
Recent User Tests
Honor Pad 10
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-11 (Snowmen) | AnTuTu 11 | 1048658 |
| 📘 2026-05-24 (Aleks) | AnTuTu 11 | 1019587 |
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | - | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | MagicOS 10 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS size | - | 29 GB |
| OS updates | 0 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 10100 mAh | 10050 mAh |
| Max charge power | 35 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (35% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:46 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1400 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | - | 05:53 hr |
| Watching video | - | 09:22 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:56 hr |
| Standby | - | 124 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 9 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | - |
| 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 |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | 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 | 5.3 |
| 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 |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | No |
| eSIM support* | No | - |
| Hybrid slot | No | - |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 6.0 | 8.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2025 | July 2024 |
| Release date | May 2025 | October 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $355 | $599 |
| Successor | - | - Honor MagicPad 3 |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer | - Proximity sensor - Accelerometer |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 35 W | Yes, 66 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Honor Pad 10.
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