Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025) vs Honor Pad 10
Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 11.5-inch Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025) (with HiSilicon Kirin 9020) that was released on August 15, 2025, against the Honor Pad 10, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- 17% higher pixel density (291 vs 249 PPI)
- Reverse charging feature
- 18% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1360 and 1150 points
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad 10
- Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 10100 vs 8800 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | TFT LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 11.5 inches | 12.1 inches |
| Resolution | 1840 x 2800 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 291 ppi | 249 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | - |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | - | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.1% | 85.4% |
| Display features | - | - DCI-P3 |
Screen space comparison
Pad 10
12.1″ (16:10 ratio) = 65.8 in2
MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
11.5″ (3:2 ratio) = 61 in2
~7% more screen space
Design and build
| Height | 261 mm (10.28 inches) | 277.1 mm (10.91 inches) |
| Width | 177.3 mm (6.98 inches) | 179.3 mm (7.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) | 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) |
| Weight | 515 g (18.17 oz) | 525 g (18.52 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Green, Purple | Blue, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 463 cm2 (71.8 inches2) | 497 cm2 (77 inches2) |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.07/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Bad (E) · 5 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (84th and 75th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (63rd and 57th place)
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 2285 MHz | 2630 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Taishan-Little - 3 cores at 2.15 GHz: TaiShan V120 - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: TaiShan V121 |
- 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 | 10 MB | 3 MB |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Yes |
| Graphics | Maleoon 920 | Adreno 720 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 975 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1720.3 GFLOPS | ~998.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3027 | 4133 |
| Single-core score | 1360 | 1150 |
| Multi-core score | 3866 | 3103 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 434379 | 379212 |
| GPU | 145725 | 215650 |
| Memory | 245545 | 198436 |
| UX | 266923 | 255360 |
| Total score | 1092572 | 1048658 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [2 tests] |
Recent User Tests
Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-09 -> LeofMate | AnTuTu 11 | 1291607 |
| 📘 2025-09-13 (Efe Tuğra) | AnTuTu 11 | 1092572 |
Honor Pad 10
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-11 (Snowmen) | AnTuTu 11 | 1048658 |
| 📘 2026-05-24 (Aleks) | AnTuTu 11 | 1019587 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | - | LPDDR4X |
| Channels | - | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | - | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | - |
Software
| Operating system | HarmonyOS 5.0 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | - | MagicOS 10 |
| OS updates | - | 0 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 8800 mAh | 10100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 40 W | 35 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Battery cycles | - | 1400 cycles |
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 | No | 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 |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 3264 x 2448 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (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 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | - | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | No | Nano |
| eSIM support* | - | No |
| Hybrid slot | - | No |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | August 2025 | May 2025 |
| Release date | August 2025 | May 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $350 | $355 |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Accelerometer |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 0 W | Yes, 35 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the gaming, battery life, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Honor Pad 10. But if the camera, performance, and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025).
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