OnePlus Pad 3 vs Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 13.2-inch OnePlus Pad 3 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on June 5, 2025, against the Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025), which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin T92B and came out 4 months 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 OnePlus Pad 3
- Has a 1.2 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 2040 mAh larger battery capacity: 12140 vs 10100 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 66W)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 13% higher pixel density (315 vs 279 PPI)
- 2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3003 and 1507 points
Reasons to consider the Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
- Much smaller footprint: 19% more compact case (76.6 vs 94.1 square inches)
- Weighs 120 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 | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 13.2 inches | 12 inches |
| Resolution | 2400 x 3392 pixels | 2800 x 1840 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 7:5 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 315 ppi | 279 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (30-144 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 900 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | 60-144 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.6% | 86.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.6% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 23 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1115:1 |
Screen space comparison
Pad 3
13.2″ (7:5 ratio) = 82.4 in2
MatePad 12 X (2025)
12″ (3:2 ratio) = 66.5 in2
~23% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 289.61 mm (11.4 inches) | 270 mm (10.63 inches) |
| Width | 209.66 mm (8.25 inches) | 183 mm (7.2 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.97 mm (0.24 inches) | 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) |
| Weight | 675 g (23.81 oz) | 555 g (19.58 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Blue | White, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 607 cm2 (94.1 inches2) | 494 cm2 (76.5 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (34th and 50th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (25th and 36th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | HiSilicon Kirin T92B |
| Max clock | 4320 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | - |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
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| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | - |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | - |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | - |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | HiSilicon Maleoon 920 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | - |
| GPU clock | 1100 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 24691 | 3426 |
| Single-core score | 3003 | 1507 |
| Multi-core score | 9307 | 3973 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1061523 | - |
| GPU | 1152696 | - |
| Memory | 369778 | - |
| UX | 733417 | - |
| Total score | 3317414 | - |
| Samples | [4 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 82% | - |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2544 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 45 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 50 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 46 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 40 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 11865 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13279 | - |
| Video editing | 6340 | - |
| Photo editing | 25239 | - |
| Data manipulation | 15200 | - |
| Writing score | 18634 | - |
Recent User Tests
OnePlus Pad 3
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-09 (Harsh) | AnTuTu | 3242325 |
| 📘 2026-07-10 (Даниил Oneplus Fan) | AnTuTu | 3286274 |
| 📘 2026-06-20 (SusGo0d) | AnTuTu | 3188009 |
| 📘 2026-04-03 -> Afera666 | AnTuTu | 3612786 |
| 📘 2026-03-30 (Shakeel) | AnTuTu | 3317414 |
Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | HarmonyOS 4.3 |
| ROM | Oxygen OS 15 | - |
| OS size | - | 30 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 12140 mAh | 10100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (40% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:29 hr | 1:35 hr |
| Web browsing | 06:01 hr | - |
| Watching video | 12:27 hr | - |
| Gaming | 07:31 hr | - |
| Standby | 77 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.8 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 8 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.2 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| 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 | 5.4 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 8.0 | 6.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2025 | September 2025 |
| Release date | June 2025 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | $599 |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- Hall-effect sensor - Gyroscope - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 80 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on MatePad 12 X (2025):
- The PaperMatte Display is optional.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Pad 3. But if the camera and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025).
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