This is the Honor MagicPad 2

After presenting the new HONOR Magic V3 foldable mobile phone internationally, the Chinese brand left a significant space in the presentation for your new MagicPad 2 tabletthat we have just had the opportunity to try in EL ESPAÑOL – El Android Libre to record its best virtues and some details on which it needs to improve.

The HONOR MagicPad 2 is available for 599 dollars in Europe in pearly white and black (until the end of the month for your purchase a 50 euro discount coupon and these three gift accessories: HONOR Super Charge 66W, HONOR Magic Pen and HONOR Earbuds X6. It is mainly based on being this tablet that will become the home hub for playing multimedia contentsurf the web or enjoy some of the best games available today. Although it must be said that it does a great job of multitasking for an all-terrain tablet.

It is a tablet with exceptional details and specifications that totally change the concept that should be adopted about the HONOR MagicPad 2: its OLED screen 12.3 inches that completely distances it from the previous one launched in the Spanish market, the HONOR Pad9, which we also had the opportunity to test in EL ESPAÑOL – El Androide Libre.

And to find tablets with an OLED screen, you have to turn to those of Samsung in its Galaxy Tab S family and at fairly high prices, HONOR’s bet is therefore very interesting, because in addition to going directly to the Korean manufacturer, it is a very worthy competitor of Apple and its iPads.

After commenting on its details, there is another important asset that adds a lot of value to the whole, and it is none other than the 8 stereo speakers which mounts with Smart PA and stereo sound effects. Of course, a device of this type is aimed directly at the reproduction of streaming platforms. The basic sound it generates is very special thanks to DTS X: Ultra, HONOR Histen and spatial audio, and with the IMAX-Enhanced Certification takes the sound experience to an unprecedented level

But there is something we would have liked to include in the tablet, it is the gesture of two taps on the screen; because this very comfortable experience, when it is not available, and a fortiori on a large tablet, requires turning it on with the button.

Specifications: Large OLED display

In design it plays with two colours, a standard black with a grey finish and white White moonlight type of marble which appropriates a visual identity that is somewhat unique to it. Especially because in the HONOR camera module it plays with a circular and these two strips so that the LED flash can be intuitive, which together make a good visual touch.

As for its hardware, it lacks nothing and the chip runs inside. Snapdragon 8s 3rd generationannounced in March this year as one of the latest SoCs, accompanied by a unique configuration of 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal memory to create a more than perfect device.

Coming back to the screen, we get into the details, and besides being a 12.3-inch OLED, 1.07 billion colors, TÜV Rheinland Low Blue Light certification, 3,000 x 1,920 resolution and a typical peak of 650 nits (maximum of 1,600), it is quite surprising due to the thin glasses thanks to an 80% screen-to-body ratio.

We have recorded in several screenshots one of its best specifications, its OLED screen, whether for gaming, streaming on all platforms or watching a simple video on YouTube. It can be seen in the photograph from the game Alien: Isolation This is where you can better see how the black color generates great contrast.

The photographic section is not as important as on mobile phones, but HONOR has not forgotten to include a 13 MP rear camera and a 9MP front-facing camera to ensure the user uses the tablet for video calls and even the occasional photo.

It is not that it is the most important thing, but it is consistent, like other tablets on the market and as an important detail to understand the value that the Chinese brand gives to the HONOR MagicPad 2 in Europe.

Great autonomy and some details

And if it has an exceptional chip and an OLED screen, it needs autonomy to surprise the future purchaser of this well-made tablet. 10,050mAh total battery with 66W fast charging with HONOR SuperCharge, but it is unclear whether it is the same one used in the Magic V2 or Magic V3, which allowed HONOR to reduce the thickness of its foldable devices to almost nothing (to the size of the USB Type-C connector).

This load allows it to be transported from 19% to 33% in just 10 minutes and 46% in 20 minutes. This is another of the strong points of this tablet, since as a general rule they do not have fast charges and do not take it to the maximum, and even more so when it comes to devices with large capacity batteries, it can take hours to bring it to 100%. In this case, in 20 minutes it went from 19 to 46%, more than a quarter of its maximum capacity.

And more details, it has a weight of 555 g and dimensions of 274.5 x 180.5 x 5.8 mmwhich is surprising, since the Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra with 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm weighs 732 g (being a bit larger in screen with 14.6 inches instead of 12.3), so it becomes a very light and thin tablet with an exciting OLED screen. with those very thin bezels.

Finally, this is a tablet with Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3 and USB Type-C and another USB 2.0. There is no charger in the box, so you would need one to charge it (including time).

Software with generative AI

HONOR takes care of the software of its devices and with this tablet and its multitasking, it brings Magic OS 8.0.1 based on Android 14. We already knew 10 days ago that the new Magic V3 was going to be treated elegantly in collaboration with Google with new generative artificial intelligence functions with the translator mode or the possibility of deleting objects or people in the Magic Editor of the Pixels.

What if, HONOR Magic Portal is present on the MagicPad 2 with AI suggestions to interpret what is seen on the screen and thus anticipate the user’s action (if it is a link to Maps, this application suggests) and magic text so that when you press the button in the lower right corner, the text can be extracted from an image in a simple way.

The third function is Magic Portalto drag content to any app in a sidebar and thus transmit an image; similar in concept to Rodea for search (available on Samsung phones and Google Pixels), but here with a long touch.

Some important new features will also be present in a few hours or days, such as the possibility of transcribe voice notes, recognize math formulas, and beautify handwriting with AI in your Notes app (here the HONOR Magic Pen comes into play); Yes, you will have to wait for an update that should be released soon in Europe. By the way, its own Notes app is one of the best apps offered by HONOR.

Among these details in the software you can find: HONOR Connect which in addition to allowing a smooth and simple transfer of files between the same devices, allows you to make synchronized calls, use the keyboard, mouse or touch screen to control a mobile phone or PC or use the same tablet as a webcam for the PC.

It’s scary in games and although limited by the chip, which does not reach the height of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, it does without problems with the most played games currently like those of Supercell and in Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile it does quite well without being able to go to ultra settings.

Should I buy it?

A The tablet with OLED screen is still a good buy thanks to its panel technology that makes watching TV series, movies, documentaries or playing any game an experience in itself.

Added to this simple fact are HONOR’s clear intentions to become one of the references in Europe in the coming years. —words taken entirely from the interview given by its CEO in Europe to EL ESPAÑOL – El Androide Libre— with devices that are worth much more than the price they are, therefore at this price, and after having commented on each of their virtues, It’s hard to find a tablet that beats it.; especially for its finishes and elegance in all its nuances and specifications.