I bought the Honor MagicPad 2 mainly for media consumption, and honestly… I regret it.
Don’t get me wrong, the OLED display is beautiful. Probably the best thing about this tablet. But after using it for some time, I realized good specs on paper don’t always mean a good real-life experience.
The software experience is what disappoints me the most. Small things keep getting on my nerves every day. For example, the screen rotation behaves weirdly sometimes. If I unlock the tablet while holding it upside down, it occasionally refuses to rotate properly afterward. Sounds small, but when it happens again and again, it becomes really annoying.
Another thing is the quick settings design. Long pressing Wi-Fi should let me quickly manage networks, but instead it only gives a basic on/off option. I end up going into Settings way more than I should.
I also expected much more from the speakers. Everyone talks about the “8 speakers,” but honestly, I don’t feel a huge improvement compared to my old Xiaomi Pad 6. In some ways I actually miss the Xiaomi more because Dolby Atmos made movies and music feel more immersive to me.
For almost AED 2,000, I expected a device that would make me excited every time I use it. Instead, most of the time I just feel like I bought a bigger tablet with a nicer screen.
At this point I honestly wish I had gone for a Samsung Tab S series or even another Xiaomi tablet.
Anybody else feeling the same after long-term use?