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Honor Pad 20 Pro vs Honor Pad 20

81 out of 100
Honor Pad 20 Pro
VS
69 out of 100
Honor Pad 20
Pad 20 Pro
Pad 20

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 Pad 20, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 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.

Select the amount of RAM to evaluate performance and value for money more precisely
Memory 8 / 256 GB
  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
  • 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2077K versus 1042K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 45W)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 82% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2102 and 1154 points

Review

Evaluation of Honor Pad 20 Pro and Pad 20 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
Pad 20 Pro
100*
Pad 20
100*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Pad 20 Pro
81*
Pad 20
69*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 256 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
63.9
(Average)
Value Index
51.6
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 20 Pro
vs
Pad 20

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 12.1 inches 12.1 inches
Resolution 1872 x 3000 pixels 1872 x 3000 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 292 ppi 292 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 700 nits 700 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.4% 85.4%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3

Design and build

Height 277.1 mm (10.91 inches) 277.1 mm (10.91 inches)
Width 179.3 mm (7.06 inches) 179.3 mm (7.06 inches)
Thickness 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) 6.3 mm (0.25 inches)
Weight 537 g (18.94 oz) 525 g (18.52 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray Gray, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 497 cm2 (77 inches2) 497 cm2 (77 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 20 Pro
85.4%
Pad 20
85.4%
Tablet Ranking (39th and 73rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (31st and 55th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor Pad 20 Pro and Honor Pad 20
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Max clock 3210 MHz 2630 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)
- 1 core at 2.63 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)
L3 cache 8 MB 3 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 825 Adreno 720
GPU shading units 1024 512
GPU clock 1150 MHz 975 MHz
FLOPS ~2355.2 GFLOPS ~998.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor Pad 20 Pro and Honor Pad 20
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 20 Pro +82%
2102
Pad 20
1154
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 20 Pro +113%
6630
Pad 20
3110
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad 20 Pro
n/a
Pad 20
4098
Compute Score (GPU) - 4098
Single-core score 2102 1154
Multi-core score 6630 3110
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 20 Pro +99%
2077210
Pad 20
1042677
CPU 479317 369492
GPU 899558 210450
Memory 403308 181398
UX 295027 281337
Total score 2077210 1042677
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM MagicOS 10 MagicOS 10
OS updates 6 years 6 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 10100 mAh 10100 mAh
Max charge power 66 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 55 min) Yes
Full charging time 2:00 hr -
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution - 3264 x 2448
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 6 (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 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* - 1
Type of SIM card No Nano
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No Yes

Sound

Speakers 6.0 6.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No -

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced August 2026 May 2026
Release date August 2026 May 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $549 $499
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W Yes, 45 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 Pad 20 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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