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Honor Pad 20 Pro vs iPad Air 11" (8th Gen, 2026)

81 out of 100
Honor Pad 20 Pro
VS
85 out of 100
Apple iPad Air 11
Pad 20 Pro
iPad Air 11" (8th Gen, 2026)

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" (8th Gen, 2026), which is powered by Apple M4 (iPad) and came out 6 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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad 20 Pro
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Has a 1.1 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 2494 mAh larger battery capacity: 10100 vs 7606 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 20W)
  • 12% higher pixel density (292 vs 261 PPI)
  • Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Air 11" (8th Gen, 2026)
  • 50% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3116K versus 2077K)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Smaller footprint: 11% more compact case (68.5 vs 77 square inches)
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • 77% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3717 and 2102 points
  • Ready for eSIM technology
  • Weighs 73 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Honor Pad 20 Pro and Apple iPad Air 11" (8th Gen, 2026) 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 / 128 GB
63.9
(Average)
Value Index
62.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 20 Pro
vs
iPad Air 11" (8th Gen, 2026)

Display

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
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.6%
PWM - Not detected
Response time - 22 ms
Contrast - 1140:1
Screen space comparison
Pad 20 Pro
12.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
iPad Air 11" (8th Gen, 2026)
11″ (3:2 ratio) = 55.8 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

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) 464 g (16.37 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 (2.85/5)
Drop resistance - Bad (E) · 42 drops
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (39th and 29th place)
iPad Ranking (#6th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor Pad 20 Pro and Apple iPad Air 11" (8th Gen, 2026)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Apple M4 (iPad)
Max clock 3210 MHz 4410 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 10 (4 + 6)
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		 - 6 cores at 2.85 GHz:
- 4 cores at 4.41 GHz:
L3 cache 8 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
GPU
Graphics Adreno 825 9 core Apple GPU
GPU shading units 1024 1280
GPU clock 1150 MHz 1470 MHz
FLOPS ~2355.2 GFLOPS ~3763.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor Pad 20 Pro and Apple iPad Air 11" (8th Gen, 2026)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 52952
Single-core score 2102 3717
Multi-core score 6630 13294
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 479317 915032
GPU 899558 1135331
Memory 403308 349968
UX 295027 715682
Total score 2077210 3116013
Samples Less than 3 [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test - 23 FPS
Graphics score - 3099
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 46 FPS
Section 1 - 59 FPS
Section 2 - 45 FPS
Section 3 - 34 FPS
Graphics score - 12127
Sources: 3DMark [5]
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Apple iPad Air 11" (8th Gen, 2026)
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📘 2026-08-03 (Astreeek)AnTuTu 112940000
📘 2026-04-26 (BG-M4-User)Geekbench 6 GPU52952
📘 2026-04-26 (BG-M4-User)Geekbench 6 CPU3717 / 13294
📘 2026-04-26 (BG-M4-User)AnTuTu 113116013
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 NVMe
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 iPadOS 26.3 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 27.2)
ROM MagicOS 10 -
OS size - 38 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
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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
Standard lens
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 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 6.0
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
Network
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 2026
Release date August 2026 March 2026
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, connectivity, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Apple iPad Air 11" (8th Gen, 2026). But if the display, battery life, and design are more of a priority – go for the Honor Pad 20 Pro.

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