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Honor Pad 20 vs Asus Pad (T3201)

69 out of 100
Honor Pad 20
VS
74 out of 100
Asus Pad (T3201)
Pad 20
Pad (T3201)

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 12.1-inch Honor Pad 20 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3) that was released on May 11, 2026, against the Asus Pad (T3201), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8300 and came out 3 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 Pad 20
  • Comes with 1100 mAh larger battery capacity: 10100 vs 9000 mAh
Reasons to consider the Asus Pad (T3201)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • 28% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1331K versus 1042K)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 21% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1396 and 1154 points

Review

Evaluation of Honor Pad 20 and Asus Pad (T3201) 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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6 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
51.6
(Average)
Value Index
63.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 20
vs
Pad (T3201)

Display

Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 12.1 inches 12.2 inches
Resolution 1872 x 3000 pixels 2800 x 1840 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 3:2
PPI 292 ppi 275 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 700 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR - 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.4% 89.8%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming
Screen space comparison
Pad (T3201)
12.2″ (3:2 ratio) = 68.7 in2
Pad 20
12.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
~4% more screen space

Design and build

Height 277.1 mm (10.91 inches) 271.1 mm (10.67 inches)
Width 179.3 mm (7.06 inches) 182 mm (7.17 inches)
Thickness 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) 6.5 mm (0.26 inches)
Weight 525 g (18.52 oz) 520 g (18.34 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray, Green, Pink White
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 497 cm2 (77 inches2) 493 cm2 (76.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 20
85.4%
Pad (T3201) +5%
89.8%
Tablet Ranking (71st and 57th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (53rd and 42nd place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor Pad 20 and Asus Pad (T3201)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 8300
Max clock 2630 MHz 3350 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 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)		 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715
L3 cache 3 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 780
GPU
Graphics Adreno 720 Mali G615 MP6
GPU shading units 512 768
GPU clock 975 MHz 1400 MHz
FLOPS ~998.4 GFLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor Pad 20 and Asus Pad (T3201)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 20
1154
Pad (T3201) +21%
1396
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 20
3110
Pad (T3201) +38%
4296
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad 20
4098
Pad (T3201) +132%
9511
Compute Score (GPU) 4098 9511
Single-core score 1154 1396
Multi-core score 3110 4296
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 20
1042677
Pad (T3201) +28%
1331667
CPU 369492 367218
GPU 210450 492839
Memory 181398 234854
UX 281337 236756
Total score 1042677 1331667
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM MagicOS 10 -
OS updates 6 years -
Security updates 7 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 10100 mAh 9000 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 30 min)
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 13 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
Slow motion - No
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.0 -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 -
Aperture f/2.0 -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital No
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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.0
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes, DP 1.4
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 -
Type of SIM card Nano No
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes No

Sound

Speakers 6.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - Yes

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2026 July 2026
Release date May 2026 August 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $480
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Yes, 45 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, performance, gaming, connectivity, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Asus Pad (T3201). But if the camera and software are more of a priority – go for the Honor Pad 20.

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