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Huawei MatePad 12 X vs Honor MagicPad 2 12.3

71 out of 100
Huawei MatePad 12 X
VS
69 out of 100
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
MatePad 12 X
MagicPad 2 12.3

Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 12-inch Huawei MatePad 12 X (with HiSilicon Kirin T90A) that was released on September 19, 2024, against the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Huawei MatePad 12 X
  • Delivers 44% higher peak brightness (992 against 688 nits)
Reasons to consider the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 63% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2004 and 1229 points

Review

Evaluation of Huawei MatePad 12 X and Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
32.4
(Mediocre)
Value Index
40.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
MatePad 12 X
vs
MagicPad 2 12.3

Display

Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 12 inches 12.3 inches
Resolution 2800 x 1840 pixels 1920 x 3000 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:2 3:2
PPI 279 ppi 290 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-144 Hz) Yes (60-144 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 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 86.8% 90.9%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 98.4%
PWM Not detected 90 Hz
Response time 21 ms 5 ms
Contrast 1122:1 ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
MagicPad 2 12.3
12.3″ (3:2 ratio) = 69.8 in2
MatePad 12 X
12″ (3:2 ratio) = 66.5 in2
~5% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
MatePad 12 X +44%
992 nits
MagicPad 2 12.3
688 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 270 mm (10.63 inches) 274.5 mm (10.81 inches)
Width 183 mm (7.2 inches) 180.5 mm (7.11 inches)
Thickness 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) 5.8 mm (0.23 inches)
Weight 555 g (19.58 oz) 555 g (19.58 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Green White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 494 cm2 (76.5 inches2) 495 cm2 (76.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
MatePad 12 X
86.8%
MagicPad 2 12.3 +5%
90.9%
Tablet Ranking (58th and 65th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (42nd and 48th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Huawei MatePad 12 X and Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
SoC
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin T90A Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max clock 2490 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores - 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache - 8 MB
Manufacturing - TSMC
Lithography process - 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) - Hexagon
GPU
Graphics HiSilicon Maleoon 910 Adreno 735
GPU shading units - 768
GPU clock - 1100 MHz
FLOPS - ~1689.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Huawei MatePad 12 X and Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MatePad 12 X
1229
MagicPad 2 12.3 +63%
2004
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MatePad 12 X
3987
MagicPad 2 12.3 +37%
5461
Single-core score 1229 2004
Multi-core score 3987 5461
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU - 565484
GPU - 488270
Memory - 318468
UX - 423155
Total score - 1795377
Samples Less than 3 [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
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 17800
Video editing - 8040
Photo editing - 29384
Data manipulation - 13941
Writing score - 19204
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system HarmonyOS 4.2 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM - MagicOS 10
OS size 30 GB 29 GB

Battery

Capacity 10100 mAh 10050 mAh
Max charge power 66 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 1:35 hr 1:46 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 05:53 hr
Watching video - 09:22 hr
Gaming - 05:56 hr
Standby - 124 hr
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4160 x 3120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/2.0
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 9 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS -
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.2 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card No No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers 6.0 8.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
MatePad 12 X
87.2 dB
MagicPad 2 12.3 +4%
90.3 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced September 2024 July 2024
Release date October 2024 October 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $549 $599
Successor - Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025) - Honor MagicPad 3
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Ambient light sensor		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W Yes, 66 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, gaming, and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Huawei MatePad 12 X. But if the performance, connectivity, and software are more of a priority – go for the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
16 (33.3%)
32 (66.7%)
Total votes: 48

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