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Huawei MatePad 12 X vs Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)

72 out of 100
Huawei MatePad 12 X
VS
65 out of 100
Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
MatePad 12 X
MatePad 11.5 S (2025)

Here we compared two tablets: the 12-inch Huawei MatePad 12 X (with HiSilicon Kirin T90A) that was released on September 19, 2024, against the Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025), which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9020 and came out 11 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 Huawei MatePad 12 X
  • Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 10100 vs 8800 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 40W)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
Reasons to consider the Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1360 and 1229 points

Review

Evaluation of Huawei MatePad 12 X and 11.5 S (2025) 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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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
33.4
(Mediocre)
Value Index
70.9
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
MatePad 12 X
vs
MatePad 11.5 S (2025)

Display

Type IPS LCD TFT LCD
Size 12 inches 11.5 inches
Resolution 2800 x 1840 pixels 1840 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 3:2 3:2
PPI 279 ppi 291 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-144 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Screen protection Tempered glass -
Screen-to-body ratio 86.8% 85.1%
Display features - DCI-P3 -
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 21 ms -
Contrast 1122:1 -
Screen space comparison
MatePad 12 X
12″ (3:2 ratio) = 66.5 in2
MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
11.5″ (3:2 ratio) = 61 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 270 mm (10.63 inches) 261 mm (10.28 inches)
Width 183 mm (7.2 inches) 177.3 mm (6.98 inches)
Thickness 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) 6.1 mm (0.24 inches)
Weight 555 g (19.58 oz) 515 g (18.17 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Green Silver, Gray, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 494 cm2 (76.5 inches2) 463 cm2 (71.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (57th and 80th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (41st and 60th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Huawei MatePad 12 X and Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
SoC
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin T90A HiSilicon Kirin 9020
Max clock 2490 MHz 2285 MHz
CPU cores - 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
L3 cache - 10 MB
Manufacturing - SMIC
Lithography process - 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) - Da Vinci
GPU
Graphics HiSilicon Maleoon 910 Maleoon 920
GPU shading units - 1024
GPU clock - 840 MHz
FLOPS - ~1720.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Huawei MatePad 12 X and Huawei MatePad 11.5 S (2025)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 3027
Single-core score 1229 1360
Multi-core score 3987 3866
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU - 434379
GPU - 145725
Memory - 245545
UX - 266923
Total score - 1092572
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X -
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 -
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 -
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system HarmonyOS 4.2 HarmonyOS 5.0
OS size 30 GB -

Battery

Capacity 10100 mAh 8800 mAh
Max charge power 66 W 40 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes
Full charging time 1:35 hr -
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4160 x 3120
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
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode -
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4608 x 3456 4608 x 3456
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS -
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 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Type of SIM card No No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers 6.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Mid-range
Announced September 2024 August 2025
Release date October 2024 August 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $549 $350
Successor - Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025) -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Ambient light sensor		 - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W Yes, 0 W
*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 12 X is definitely a better buy.

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So, which tablet would you choose?
2 (40%)
3 (60%)
Total votes: 5

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