Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025) vs Honor Pad X10 Pro
Here we compared two 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 X10 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and came out 1 year and 1 month after. 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)
- 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1092K versus 524K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- 43% higher pixel density (291 vs 203 PPI)
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- 2.8x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1360 and 478 points
- Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad X10 Pro
- Weighs 40 grams less
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 | TFT LCD |
| Size | 11.5 inches | 11.5 inches |
| Resolution | 1840 x 2800 pixels | 1504 x 2508 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 10:6 |
| PPI | 291 ppi | 203 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | - | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.1% | 84.1% |
Screen space comparison
MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
11.5″ (3:2 ratio) = 61 in2
Pad X10 Pro
11.5″ (10:6 ratio) = 58.3 in2
~4% more screen space
Design and build
| Height | 261 mm (10.28 inches) | 267.3 mm (10.52 inches) |
| Width | 177.3 mm (6.98 inches) | 167.4 mm (6.59 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) | 6.77 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 515 g (18.17 oz) | 475 g (16.75 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Green, Purple | Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 463 cm2 (71.8 inches2) | 447 cm2 (69.3 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (82nd and 103rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (61st and 78th place)
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
| Max clock | 2285 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 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 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| L3 cache | 10 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Maleoon 920 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 1260 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1720.3 GFLOPS | ~322.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3027 | 573 |
| Single-core score | 1360 | 478 |
| Multi-core score | 3866 | 1558 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 434379 | 195201 |
| GPU | 145725 | 30376 |
| Memory | 245545 | 175004 |
| UX | 266923 | 123568 |
| Total score | 1092572 | 524149 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
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 X10 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | - | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | - | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | - | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | HarmonyOS 5.0 | Android 15 |
| ROM | - | MagicOS 9.0 |
Battery
| Capacity | 8800 mAh | 8300 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 |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | - |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | 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 |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 2592 x 1944 |
| 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| 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 |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | - | No |
| Hybrid slot | - | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | August 2025 | August 2026 |
| Release date | August 2025 | August 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $350 | $269 |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
- Accelerometer |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 0 W | Not included |
*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 Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025) is definitely a better buy.
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