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Honor Pad X9 vs Honor Pad X10 Pro

48 out of 100
Honor Pad X9
VS
57 out of 100
Honor Pad X10 Pro
Pad X9
Pad X10 Pro

Here we compared two budget tablets: the 11.5-inch Honor Pad X9 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 685) that was released on July 6, 2023, against the Honor Pad X10 Pro, which is powered by the same chip and came out 3 years and 2 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 X10 Pro
  • Comes with 1050 mAh larger battery capacity: 8300 vs 7250 mAh
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 13
  • 14% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (524K versus 461K)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (35W versus 22.5W)

Review

Evaluation of Honor Pad X9 and X10 Pro 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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Currency
4 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
82.6
(Good)
Value Index
71.1
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad X9
vs
Pad X10 Pro

Display

Type TFT LCD TFT LCD
Size 11.5 inches 11.5 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2000 pixels 1504 x 2508 pixels
Aspect ratio 5:3 10:6
PPI 203 ppi 203 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 450 nits 450 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.1% 84.1%
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pad X9
456 nits
Pad X10 Pro
n/a

Design and build

Height 267.3 mm (10.52 inches) 267.3 mm (10.52 inches)
Width 167.4 mm (6.59 inches) 167.4 mm (6.59 inches)
Thickness 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) 6.77 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 499 g (17.6 oz) 475 g (16.75 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gray Gray, Blue
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 447 cm2 (69.3 inches2) 447 cm2 (69.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad X9
84.1%
Pad X10 Pro
84.1%
Tablet Ranking (129th and 103rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (101st and 78th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor Pad X9 and Honor Pad X10 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max clock 2800 MHz 2800 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 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 128 128
GPU clock 1260 MHz 1260 MHz
FLOPS ~322.6 GFLOPS ~322.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor Pad X9 and Honor Pad X10 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad X9
1551
Pad X10 Pro
1558
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad X9
570
Pad X10 Pro +1%
573
Compute Score (GPU) 570 573
Single-core score 477 478
Multi-core score 1551 1558
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad X9
461236
Pad X10 Pro +14%
524149
CPU 191663 195201
GPU 29731 30376
Memory 110054 175004
UX 129788 123568
Total score 461236 524149
Samples [37 tests] Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Pad X9
8206
Pad X10 Pro
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 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 Android 15
ROM MagicOS 7.1 MagicOS 9.0

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 No
Fast charging Yes (34% in 30 min) Yes
Full charging time 2:04 hr -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:56 hr -
Watching video 11:02 hr -
Gaming 07:03 hr -
Standby 155 hr -
General battery life
Pad X9
25:36 hr
Pad X10 Pro
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 5 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 2592 x 1944 -
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash No No
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 No
Lenses 1) Standard: 5 MP
1) Standard: 8 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 5 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution 2592 x 1944 2592 x 1944
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
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 GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
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 No No

Sound

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

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced July 2023 August 2026
Release date July 2023 August 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $230 $269
Sensors - Accelerometer - Accelerometer
Bundled charger Not included Not included
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.
*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 X10 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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