Honor Pad 20 Pro vs iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 12.1-inch Honor Pad 20 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4) that was released on August 18, 2026, against the Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025), which is powered by Apple M3 (iPad) and came out 1 year and 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad 20 Pro
- Higher display refresh rate β 165 Hz
- Has a 1.1 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 2494 mAh larger battery capacity: 10100 vs 7606 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 20W)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- 12% higher pixel density (292 vs 261 PPI)
- Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Fingerprint scanner
- 34% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2777K versus 2077K)
- Smaller footprint: 11% more compact case (68.5 vs 77 square inches)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 48% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3113 and 2102 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
- Weighs 77 grams less
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 12.1 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 1872 x 3000 pixels | 1640 x 2360 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 292 ppi | 261 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.4% | 81.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.6% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 34 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1016:1 |
Screen space comparison
Pad 20 Pro
12.1β³ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)
11β³ (3:2 ratio) = 55.8 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 277.1 mm (10.91 inches) | 247.6 mm (9.75 inches) |
| Width | 179.3 mm (7.06 inches) | 178.5 mm (7.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) | 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 537 g (18.94 oz) | 460 g (16.23 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray | Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 497 cm2 (77 inches2) | 442 cm2 (68.5 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.59/5) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (39th and 31st place)
Android Tablet Ranking (#31st place)
iPad Ranking (#7th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | Apple M3 (iPad) |
| Max clock | 3210 MHz | 4050 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 2.75 GHz: - 4 cores at 4.05 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 825 | Apple GPU 9-core |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1152 |
| GPU clock | 1150 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2355.2 GFLOPS | ~3179.5 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 46172 |
| Single-core score | 2102 | 3113 |
| Multi-core score | 6630 | 11795 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 479317 | 782907 |
| GPU | 899558 | 1029236 |
| Memory | 403308 | 305749 |
| UX | 295027 | 659395 |
| Total score | 2077210 | 2777287 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 74% |
| Graphics test | - | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2552 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 37 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 50 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 34 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 27 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 9672 |
Recent User Tests
Honor Pad 20 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-17 (Jacob) | AnTuTu 11 | 2015536 |
| π 2026-04-12 (Kaimen) | AnTuTu 11 | 2811760 |
| π 2026-04-08 (Bearry) | AnTuTu 11 | 2838721 |
| π 2026-03-22 (Noora) | AnTuTu 11 | 2779459 |
| π 2026-03-21 (Noora) | AnTuTu 11 | 2708158 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 6400 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | iPadOS 18.3 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 27.2) |
| ROM | MagicOS 10 | - |
| OS size | - | 13 GB |
| OS updates | 6 years | 0 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 10100 mAh | 7606 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 55 min) | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 2:16 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.8 |
| Pixel size | - | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | eSIM |
| eSIM support* | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 6.0 | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2026 | March 2025 |
| Release date | August 2026 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $549 | $599 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 66 W | Yes, 20 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025). But if the display, battery life, and design are more of a priority β go for the Honor Pad 20 Pro.
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