Introduction
The Honor MagicPad 2 was announced at IFA this year and we’ve been keeping an eye on it for quite some time. It’s an interesting tablet with flagship features, and if you get the right retail promo bundle you can get the Smart Keyboard and Magic Pencil 3 for free.
The Honor Magic Pad 2 brings a larger OLED display, which is a great update over the previous model. The screen has a high resolution, 144Hz refresh rate, up to 4320Hz PWM dimming, and HDR10 and IMAX Advanced certification.
Then we have the Snapdragon 8S Gen 3 chip, which may not be the fastest on the market, but it offers plenty of oomph for gaming too.
There are a total of eight super loud speakers, which are also IMAX certified, for a completely immersive experience with compatible content.
The tablet also packs a large 10,050mAh battery with support for 66W Honor SuperCharge.
The tablet launched at a price of €599, but is often discounted by at least €100 and Honor usually ships it with a keyboard and/or Pencil, sometimes with the Honor Earbuds X6 depending on your market. Also bundles.
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3 specs at a glance:
- Body: 274.5×180.5×5.8 mm, 555 g; aluminum unibody; Stylus support.
- Display: 12.30″ OLED, 1B color, 144Hz, IMAX Enhanced, HDR10, 1600 nits (peak), 1920x3000px resolution, 14.06:9 aspect ratio, 290ppi.
- Chipset: Qualcomm SM8635 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm): Octa-core (1×3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4×2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3×2.0 GHz Cortex-A520); Adreno 735.
- Memory: 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM.
- OS/Software: Android 14, MagicOS 8.0.1.
- rear camera: 13 MP, F/2.0, AF.
- Front Camera: 9 MP, F/2.2.
- video capture: rear camera: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps; front camera:1080p@30fps.
- Battery: 10050mAh; 66W wired, 5W reverse wired.
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6; BT 5.3, aptX HD, LDAC.
- various: Accelerometer, proximity (accessories only); Stereo speakers (8 speakers).
The Honor MagicPad 2 looks like a great all-around device at first glance, and we don’t notice any glaring omissions.
Unboxing the Honor MagicPad 2
The MagicPad 2 comes in a white box with a 66W charger and a 6A-rated USB-A-to-C cable.
Note that some markets may not be getting a charger in the box by default, but depending on your retailer, you may be able to get it as a separate boxed item for free or for 10 euros extra.
