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Galaxy Tab S7 FE vs Honor MagicPad 2 12.3

51 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE
VS
69 out of 100
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
Galaxy Tab S7 FE
MagicPad 2 12.3

Here we compared two tablets: the 12.4-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G) that was released on May 25, 2021, against the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and came out 3 years and 2 months after. 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 Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE
  • Shows 49% longer battery life (29:44 vs 19:54 hours)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
  • 4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1795K versus 448K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • Delivers 31% higher peak brightness (686 against 524 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 45W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • 19% higher pixel density (290 vs 243 PPI)
  • Thinner bezels – 6.3% more screen real estate
  • OLED display (versus competitor's TFT LCD)

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
22.2
(Mediocre)
Value Index
40.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Galaxy Tab S7 FE
vs
MagicPad 2 12.3

Display

Type TFT LCD OLED
Size 12.4 inches 12.3 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels 1920 x 3000 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 3:2
PPI 243 ppi 290 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-144 Hz)
Max rated brightness 600 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 84.6% 90.9%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 98.8% 98.4%
PWM 63290 Hz 90 Hz
Response time 32 ms 5 ms
Contrast 2814:1 ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Galaxy Tab S7 FE
524 nits
MagicPad 2 12.3 +31%
686 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 284.8 mm (11.21 inches) 274.5 mm (10.81 inches)
Width 185 mm (7.28 inches) 180.5 mm (7.11 inches)
Thickness 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) 5.8 mm (0.23 inches)
Weight 608 g (21.45 oz) 555 g (19.58 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Green, Pink White, Black, Blue
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 527 cm2 (81.6 inches2) 495 cm2 (76.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (120th and 64th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (93rd and 47th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE and Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max clock 2400 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 570 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 570 Gold (Cortex-A77)		 - 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 Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 8 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 694 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 642L Adreno 735
GPU shading units 256 768
GPU clock 800 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~409.6 GFLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE and Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 2433 -
Single-core score 1017 2004
Multi-core score 2875 5461
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Galaxy Tab S7 FE
448186
MagicPad 2 12.3 +301%
1795377
CPU 174482 565484
GPU 31639 488270
Memory 94636 318468
UX 147429 423155
Total score 448186 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
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 2 FPS -
Graphics score 335 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 7042 17800
Video editing 5665 8040
Photo editing 17842 29384
Data manipulation 7372 13941
Writing score 8986 19204
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM One UI 5.1 MagicOS 10
OS size 17 GB 29 GB

Battery

Capacity 10090 mAh 10050 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 66 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes (35% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr 1:46 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:34 hr 05:53 hr
Watching video 14:32 hr 09:22 hr
Gaming 07:08 hr 05:56 hr
Standby 172 hr 124 hr
General battery life
Galaxy Tab S7 FE +49%
29:44 hr
MagicPad 2 12.3
19:54 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 4160 x 3120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No 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
Slow motion No -
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 9 megapixels
Image resolution 2096 x 1572 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No 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 5.2 5.3
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 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS -
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 -
Type of SIM card Nano No
eSIM support* No -
Hybrid slot No -
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers Stereo 8.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Galaxy Tab S7 FE
85 dB
MagicPad 2 12.3 +6%
90.3 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced May 2021 July 2024
Release date June 2021 October 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $529 $599
Successor - Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE - Honor MagicPad 3
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
Bundled charger Yes, 15 W Yes, 66 W
Further details
Notes on Galaxy Tab S7 FE:
    - The Wi-Fi version features a Snapdragon 778G processor, while the LTE model – a Snapdragon 750G.
    - The 5G version includes a gyroscope and Bluetooth 5.0, while the Wi-Fi version has Bluetooth 5.2.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 is definitely a better buy.

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