Honor Pad 20 Pro vs Honor MagicPad 3
81
out of 100
VS
76
out of 100
Here we compared two tablets: the 12.1-inch Honor Pad 20 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4) that was released on August 18, 2026, against the Honor MagicPad 3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 1 year and 2 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
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Much smaller footprint: 16% more compact case (77 vs 91.8 square inches)
- Weighs 58 grams less
Reasons to consider the Honor MagicPad 3
- Has a 1.2 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 2350 mAh larger battery capacity: 12450 vs 10100 mAh
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2333K versus 2077K)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | 13.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1872 x 3000 pixels | 2136 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 292 ppi | 289 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.4% | 89% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.7% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 20 ms |
| Contrast | - | 612:1 |
Screen space comparison
MagicPad 3
13.3″ (3:2 ratio) = 81.6 in2
Pad 20 Pro
12.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
~24% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 277.1 mm (10.91 inches) | 293.9 mm (11.57 inches) |
| Width | 179.3 mm (7.06 inches) | 201.4 mm (7.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) | 5.8 mm (0.23 inches) |
| Weight | 537 g (18.94 oz) | 595 g (20.99 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray | White, Gold, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 497 cm2 (77 inches2) | 592 cm2 (91.8 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (39th and 52nd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (31st and 38th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3210 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| 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 |
- 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 | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 825 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1150 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2355.2 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 16535 |
| Single-core score | 2102 | 2176 |
| Multi-core score | 6630 | 6707 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 479317 | 643259 |
| GPU | 899558 | 818824 |
| Memory | 403308 | 348314 |
| UX | 295027 | 522888 |
| Total score | 2077210 | 2333285 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [298 tests] |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | 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 |
| OS updates | 6 years | - |
| Security updates | 7 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 10100 mAh | 12450 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 55 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | - |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4160 x 3120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 9 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) 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 | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 6.0 | 8.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | August 2026 | July 2025 |
| Release date | August 2026 | July 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $549 | $599 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| 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
If the display and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Honor Pad 20 Pro. But if the camera and sound are more of a priority – go for the Honor MagicPad 3.
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