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Honor MagicPad 3 Pro vs Honor MagicPad 3

86 out of 100
Honor MagicPad 3 Pro
VS
76 out of 100
Honor MagicPad 3
MagicPad 3 Pro
MagicPad 3

Here we compared two tablets: the 13.3-inch Honor MagicPad 3 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on October 15, 2025, against the Honor MagicPad 3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 4 months before. 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 (2)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Honor MagicPad 3 Pro
  • 84% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4302K versus 2333K)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 66W)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • 68% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3662 and 2176 points

Review

Evaluation of Honor MagicPad 3 Pro and MagicPad 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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
74.6
(Good)
Value Index
50.0
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
MagicPad 3 Pro
vs
MagicPad 3

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 13.3 inches 13.3 inches
Resolution 2136 x 3200 pixels 2136 x 3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:2 3:2
PPI 289 ppi 289 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness in HDR 1100 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89% 89%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.7%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 20 ms
Contrast - 612:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
MagicPad 3 Pro
n/a
MagicPad 3
709 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 293.9 mm (11.57 inches) 293.9 mm (11.57 inches)
Width 201.4 mm (7.93 inches) 201.4 mm (7.93 inches)
Thickness 5.8 mm (0.23 inches) 5.8 mm (0.23 inches)
Weight 595 g (20.99 oz) 595 g (20.99 oz)
Waterproof No No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Gold, Gray White, Gold, Gray
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 592 cm2 (91.8 inches2) 592 cm2 (91.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (20th and 43rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (15th and 30th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor MagicPad 3 Pro and Honor MagicPad 3
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 4600 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime		 - 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 8 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor MagicPad 3 Pro and Honor MagicPad 3
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MagicPad 3 Pro +68%
3662
MagicPad 3
2176
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MagicPad 3 Pro +62%
10848
MagicPad 3
6707
Compute Score (GPU)
MagicPad 3 Pro +69%
27970
MagicPad 3
16535
Compute Score (GPU) 27970 16535
Single-core score 3662 2176
Multi-core score 10848 6707
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
MagicPad 3 Pro +84%
4302345
MagicPad 3
2333285
CPU 1186224 643259
GPU 1478192 818824
Memory 582575 348314
UX 1055355 522888
Total score 4302345 2333285
Samples Less than 3 [298 tests]
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM MagicOS 10 MagicOS 10

Battery

Capacity 12450 mAh 12450 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 66 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes
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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) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 9 megapixels 9 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 6.0 5.4
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, DP 1.2 Yes, DP 1.2
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card No No
eSIM support* No No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers 8.0 8.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced October 2025 July 2025
Release date October 2025 July 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $535 $599
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Yes, 66 W
*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 3 Pro is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
26 (86.7%)
4 (13.3%)
Total votes: 30

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HK LOOI October 24, 2025 at 04:08 AM
I'm waiting Honor MagicPad 3 Pro for self examination.
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FZXO October 25, 2025 at 08:40 AM
The Magicpad 3/pro sucks i have the honor MagicPad 2 it's better when you compare price for value even tho 3 is supposed to be newer and better the Magicpad 2 is still the better buy.
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