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Honor Pad 9 vs Honor Pad 20

55 out of 100
Honor Pad 9
VS
69 out of 100
Honor Pad 20
Pad 9
Pad 20

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 20, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 2 years 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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  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
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad 20
  • Comes with 1800 mAh larger battery capacity: 10100 vs 8300 mAh
  • 43% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1042K versus 729K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • 17% higher pixel density (292 vs 249 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 35W)
  • 23% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1154 and 941 points

Review

Evaluation of Honor Pad 9 and Pad 20 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Pad 9
76
Pad 20
94
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Pad 9
46
Pad 20
48
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Pad 9
39
Pad 20
45
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Pad 9
16
Pad 20
27
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Pad 9
67
Pad 20
100*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Pad 9
58
Pad 20
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 20
69*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
46.2
(Average)
Value Index
51.6
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 9
vs
Pad 20

Display

Type TFT LCD IPS LCD
Size 12.1 inches 12.1 inches
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels 1872 x 3000 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 249 ppi 292 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 500 nits 700 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 20
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 Gray, Green, Pink
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 501 cm2 (77.7 inches2) 497 cm2 (77 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 9
84.7%
Pad 20 +1%
85.4%
Tablet Ranking (122nd and 74th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (96th and 56th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor Pad 9 and Honor Pad 20
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 20
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 9
941
Pad 20 +23%
1154
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 9
2785
Pad 20 +12%
3110
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad 9
1640
Pad 20 +150%
4098
Compute Score (GPU) 1640 4098
Single-core score 941 1154
Multi-core score 2785 3110
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 9
729289
Pad 20 +43%
1042677
CPU 307398 369492
GPU 74347 210450
Memory 162679 181398
UX 184865 281337
Total score 729289 1042677
Samples [47 tests] Less than 3
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Recent User Tests

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Honor Pad 9
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-10-06 (Игнат)AnTuTu 12705599
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Honor Pad 20
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Memory

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

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 16
ROM Magic OS 8 MagicOS 10
OS size 32 GB -
OS updates - 6 years
Security updates - 7 years

Battery

Capacity 8300 mAh 10100 mAh
Max charge power 35 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes
Full charging time 2:05 hr -
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 20
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 - -
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/2.0
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 20
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced December 2023 May 2026
Release date December 2023 May 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $350 $499
Successor - Honor Pad 20 -
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
Bundled charger Yes, 35 W Yes, 45 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 20 is definitely a better buy.

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