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Honor Pad 9 vs Honor Pad 10

55 out of 100
Honor Pad 9
VS
67 out of 100
Honor Pad 10
Pad 9
Pad 10

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 12.1-inch Honor Pad 9 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1) that was released on December 21, 2023, against the Honor Pad 10, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 1 year and 5 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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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 9
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad 10
  • Comes with 1800 mAh larger battery capacity: 10100 vs 8300 mAh
  • 44% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1048K versus 729K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • 22% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1150 and 941 points

Review

Evaluation of Honor Pad 9 and Pad 10 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Pad 9
77
Pad 10
88
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Pad 9
46
Pad 10
47
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Pad 9
39
Pad 10
46
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Pad 9
16
Pad 10
27
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Pad 9
67
Pad 10
95*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Pad 9
58
Pad 10
65
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Pad 9
55
Pad 10
67*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
46.2
(Average)
Value Index
74.7
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 9
vs
Pad 10

Display

Type TFT LCD IPS LCD
Size 12.1 inches 12.1 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels 1600 x 2560 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 249 ppi 249 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 500 nits -
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.7% 85.4%
Display features - - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.8% -
PWM 29480 Hz -
Response time 27 ms -
Contrast 1533:1 -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pad 9
566 nits
Pad 10
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 278.27 mm (10.96 inches) 277.1 mm (10.91 inches)
Width 180.11 mm (7.09 inches) 179.3 mm (7.06 inches)
Thickness 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) 6.3 mm (0.25 inches)
Weight 555 g (19.58 oz) 525 g (18.52 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Gray, Blue Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 501 cm2 (77.7 inches2) 497 cm2 (77 inches2)
Repairability - Good (3.07/5)
Drop resistance - Bad (E) · 5 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 9
84.7%
Pad 10 +1%
85.4%
Tablet Ranking (107th and 75th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (82nd and 57th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor Pad 9 and Honor Pad 10
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Max clock 2200 MHz 2630 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 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 - 3 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 720
GPU shading units 256 512
GPU clock 676 MHz 975 MHz
FLOPS ~346.1 GFLOPS ~998.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor Pad 9 and Honor Pad 10
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 9
941
Pad 10 +22%
1150
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 9
2785
Pad 10 +11%
3103
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad 9
1640
Pad 10 +152%
4133
Compute Score (GPU) 1640 4133
Single-core score 941 1150
Multi-core score 2785 3103
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 9
729289
Pad 10 +44%
1048658
CPU 307398 379212
GPU 74347 215650
Memory 162679 198436
UX 184865 255360
Total score 729289 1048658
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type - LPDDR4X
Channels - 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card MicroSD -
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM Magic OS 8 MagicOS 10
OS size 32 GB -
OS updates - 0 years

Battery

Capacity 8300 mAh 10100 mAh
Max charge power 35 W 35 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes
Full charging time 2:05 hr -
Battery cycles - 1400 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:22 hr -
Watching video 06:55 hr -
Gaming 05:34 hr -
Standby 157 hr -
General battery life
Pad 9
22:40 hr
Pad 10
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 3264 x 2448
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
1) Standard: 8 MP
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Sensor C616WPU -
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/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor C617HWK -
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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.1 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 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 8.0 6.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes -
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pad 9
89.1 dB
Pad 10
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced December 2023 May 2025
Release date December 2023 May 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $350 $355
Successor - Honor Pad 10 -
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Accelerometer
Bundled charger Yes, 35 W Yes, 35 W
Further details
Notes on Pad 9:
    - The memory card slot is available only in the 4G model.
*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 10 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
16 (21.6%)
58 (78.4%)
Total votes: 74

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