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Honor MagicPad 3 vs Honor MagicPad 4

77 out of 100
Honor MagicPad 3
VS
87 out of 100
Honor MagicPad 4
MagicPad 3
MagicPad 4

Here we compared two tablets: the 13.3-inch Honor MagicPad 3 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on July 2, 2025, against the Honor MagicPad 4, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and came out 8 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 Honor MagicPad 3
  • Has a 1 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 2350 mAh larger battery capacity: 12450 vs 10100 mAh
Reasons to consider the Honor MagicPad 4
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • 32% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3082K versus 2333K)
  • Delivers 17% higher peak brightness (825 against 706 nits)
  • OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Much smaller footprint: 17% more compact case (75.8 vs 91.8 square inches)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
  • Weighs 145 grams less
  • 33% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2903 and 2176 points

Review

Evaluation of Honor MagicPad 3 and MagicPad 4 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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8 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
51.4
(Average)
Value Index
65.9
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
MagicPad 3
vs
MagicPad 4

Display

Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 13.3 inches 12.3 inches
Resolution 2136 x 3200 pixels 1920 x 3000 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:2 3:2
PPI 289 ppi 290 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness in HDR 1000 nits 2400 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89% 92.1%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.7% 99.9%
PWM Not detected 60 Hz
Response time 20 ms 8 ms
Contrast 612:1 ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
MagicPad 3
13.3″ (3:2 ratio) = 81.6 in2
MagicPad 4
12.3″ (3:2 ratio) = 69.8 in2
~16% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
MagicPad 3
706 nits
MagicPad 4 +17%
825 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 293.9 mm (11.57 inches) 273.4 mm (10.76 inches)
Width 201.4 mm (7.93 inches) 178.8 mm (7.04 inches)
Thickness 5.8 mm (0.23 inches) 4.8 mm (0.19 inches)
Weight 595 g (20.99 oz) 450 g (15.87 oz)
Waterproof No No
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Gold, Gray White, Gray
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 592 cm2 (91.8 inches2) 489 cm2 (75.8 inches2)
Repairability - Good (3.31/5)
Drop resistance - Bad (E) · 5 drops
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
MagicPad 3
89%
MagicPad 4 +3%
92.1%
Tablet Ranking (39th and 14th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (27th and 10th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor MagicPad 3 and Honor MagicPad 4
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max clock 3300 MHz 3800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 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		 - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime
L3 cache 12 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 829
GPU shading units 1536 1024
GPU clock 903-1000 MHz 1225 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor MagicPad 3 and Honor MagicPad 4
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
MagicPad 3
2176
MagicPad 4 +33%
2903
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
MagicPad 3
6707
MagicPad 4 +43%
9602
Compute Score (GPU)
MagicPad 3
16535
MagicPad 4 +29%
21253
Compute Score (GPU) 16535 21253
Single-core score 2176 2903
Multi-core score 6707 9602
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
MagicPad 3
2333285
MagicPad 4 +32%
3082388
CPU 643259 973072
GPU 818824 1061022
Memory 348314 370365
UX 522888 677929
Total score 2333285 3082388
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 16
ROM MagicOS 10 MagicOS 10
OS size - 45 GB
OS updates - 0 years

Battery

Capacity 12450 mAh 10100 mAh
Max charge power 66 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
Battery cycles - 1600 cycles
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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
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 -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization 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 5.4 6.0
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 4.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
MagicPad 3 +7%
85 dB
MagicPad 4
79.2 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced July 2025 February 2026
Release date July 2025 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $599 $599
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
Bundled charger Yes, 66 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 4 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
5 (27.8%)
13 (72.2%)
Total votes: 18

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