Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) vs Honor MagicPad 3
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Here we compared two tablets: the 12.2-inch Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) (with HiSilicon Kirin T92) that was released on August 6, 2024, against the Honor MagicPad 3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 11 months after. 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 Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024)
- Delivers 47% higher peak brightness (1040 against 708 nits)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 66W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Much smaller footprint: 16% more compact case (76.7 vs 91.8 square inches)
- Weighs 87 grams less
Reasons to consider the Honor MagicPad 3
- Has a 1.1 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 2350 mAh larger battery capacity: 12450 vs 10100 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 65% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2176 and 1320 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 12.2 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Resolution | 2800 x 1840 pixels | 2136 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 275 ppi | 289 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | - | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 89% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.4% | 99.7% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | Not detected |
| Response time | 1 ms | 20 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | 612:1 |
Screen space comparison
MagicPad 3
13.3″ (3:2 ratio) = 81.6 in2
MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024)
12.2″ (3:2 ratio) = 68.7 in2
~18% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 271.25 mm (10.68 inches) | 293.9 mm (11.57 inches) |
| Width | 182.53 mm (7.19 inches) | 201.4 mm (7.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.5 mm (0.22 inches) | 5.8 mm (0.23 inches) |
| Weight | 508 g (17.92 oz) | 595 g (20.99 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gold | White, Gold, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 495 cm2 (76.8 inches2) | 592 cm2 (91.8 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (52nd and 40th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (38th and 28th place)
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin T92 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | - | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | - | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | - | TSMC |
| Lithography process | - | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | - | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Maleoon 910 MP4 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | - | 1536 |
| GPU clock | - | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 16535 |
| Single-core score | 1320 | 2176 |
| Multi-core score | 4206 | 6707 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | - | 643259 |
| GPU | - | 818824 |
| Memory | - | 348314 |
| UX | - | 522888 |
| Total score | - | 2333285 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [298 tests] |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| 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 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | - | MagicOS 10 |
| OS size | 33.5 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 10100 mAh | 12450 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (85% in 40 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:56 hr | - |
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 2) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 9 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.4 |
| 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, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | - |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | - | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 8.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | August 2024 | July 2025 |
| Release date | August 2024 | July 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $599 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 66 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, connectivity, and software are more important to you, then choose the Honor MagicPad 3. But if the camera and gaming are more of a priority – go for the Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024).
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