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Honor Pad X9 vs Honor Pad 9

48 out of 100
Honor Pad X9
VS
55 out of 100
Honor Pad 9
Pad X9
Pad 9

Here we compared two tablets: the 11.5-inch Honor Pad X9 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 685) that was released on July 6, 2023, against the Honor Pad 9, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and came out 6 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory 4 / 128 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 X9
  • Shows 13% longer battery life (25:36 vs 22:40 hours)
  • Smaller footprint: 11% more compact case (69.3 vs 77.7 square inches)
  • Weighs 56 grams less
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad 9
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • 58% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (729K versus 461K)
  • Comes with 1050 mAh larger battery capacity: 8300 vs 7250 mAh
  • Delivers 25% higher peak brightness (566 against 451 nits)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • 23% higher pixel density (249 vs 203 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (35W versus 22.5W)

Review

Evaluation of Honor Pad X9 and Pad 9 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Pad X9
63
Pad 9
77
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Pad X9
54
Pad 9
46
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Pad X9
25
Pad 9
39
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Pad X9
15
Pad 9
16
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Pad X9
66
Pad 9
67
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Pad X9
58
Pad 9
58
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Pad X9
48
Pad 9
55
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
4 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
82.6
(Good)
Value Index
46.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad X9
vs
Pad 9

Display

Type TFT LCD TFT LCD
Size 11.5 inches 12.1 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2000 pixels 1600 x 2560 pixels
Aspect ratio 5:3 16:10
PPI 203 ppi 249 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 450 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.1% 84.7%
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.8%
PWM - 29480 Hz
Response time - 27 ms
Contrast - 1533:1
Screen space comparison
Pad 9
12.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
Pad X9
11.5″ (5:3 ratio) = 58.3 in2
~12% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pad X9
451 nits
Pad 9 +25%
566 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 267.3 mm (10.52 inches) 278.27 mm (10.96 inches)
Width 167.4 mm (6.59 inches) 180.11 mm (7.09 inches)
Thickness 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) 6.9 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 499 g (17.6 oz) 555 g (19.58 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray White, Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 447 cm2 (69.3 inches2) 501 cm2 (77.7 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad X9
84.1%
Pad 9 +1%
84.7%
Tablet Ranking (130th and 107th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (102nd and 82nd place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor Pad X9 and Honor Pad 9
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Max clock 2800 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Adreno 710
GPU shading units 128 256
GPU clock 1260 MHz 676 MHz
FLOPS ~322.6 GFLOPS ~346.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor Pad X9 and Honor Pad 9
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad X9
477
Pad 9 +97%
941
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad X9
1551
Pad 9 +80%
2785
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad X9
570
Pad 9 +188%
1640
Compute Score (GPU) 570 1640
Single-core score 477 941
Multi-core score 1551 2785
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad X9
461236
Pad 9 +58%
729289
CPU 191663 307398
GPU 29731 74347
Memory 110054 162679
UX 129788 184865
Total score 461236 729289
Samples [37 tests] [47 tests]
PCMark 3.0
Pad X9
8206
Pad 9
n/a
Web score 8739 -
Video editing 4586 -
Photo editing 15530 -
Data manipulation 7170 -
Writing score 8896 -
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X -
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 -
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM MagicOS 7.1 Magic OS 8
OS size - 32 GB

Battery

Capacity 7250 mAh 8300 mAh
Max charge power 22.5 W 35 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (34% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 40 min)
Full charging time 2:04 hr 2:05 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:56 hr 07:22 hr
Watching video 11:02 hr 06:55 hr
Gaming 07:03 hr 05:34 hr
Standby 155 hr 157 hr
General battery life
Pad X9 +13%
25:36 hr
Pad 9
22:40 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 5 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 2592 x 1944 4160 x 3120
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No 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
Slow motion No -
Lenses 1) Standard: 5 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 5 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Sensor - C616WPU
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 2592 x 1944 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.1
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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo -
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 No Yes

Sound

Speakers 6.0 8.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
Pad X9
n/a
Pad 9
89.1 dB

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced July 2023 December 2023
Release date July 2023 December 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $230 $350
Successor - - Honor Pad 10
Sensors - Accelerometer - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 35 W
Further details
Notes on Pad X9:
    - The memory card slot is available only in the 4G model.
    - In some European countries, the package includes a charger, while others do not.
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 9 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
25 (28.1%)
64 (71.9%)
Total votes: 89

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