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OnePlus Pad Lite vs Honor Pad X9a

55 out of 100
OnePlus Pad Lite
VS
53 out of 100
Honor Pad X9a
Pad Lite
Pad X9a

Here we compared two tablets: the 11-inch OnePlus Pad Lite (with MediaTek Helio G100) that was released on July 8, 2025, against the Honor Pad X9a, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 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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Memory
  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 OnePlus Pad Lite
  • Comes with 1040 mAh larger battery capacity: 9340 vs 8300 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
  • 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (570K versus 515K)
  • 55% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 729 and 470 points
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad X9a
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • 23% higher pixel density (254 vs 207 PPI)
  • Weighs 55 grams less

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus Pad Lite and Honor Pad X9a 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
Pad Lite
83*
Pad X9a
70*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Pad Lite
55*
Pad X9a
53*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
6 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
93.1
(Very good)
Value Index
92.1
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad Lite
vs
Pad X9a

Display

Type IPS LCD TFT LCD
Size 11 inches 11.5 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels 1504 x 2508 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 5:3
PPI 207 ppi 254 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 500 nits 450 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 180 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 82.7% 84.1%
Display features - DCI-P3 -
Screen space comparison
Pad X9a
11.5″ (5:3 ratio) = 58.3 in2
Pad Lite
11″ (16:10 ratio) = 54.4 in2
~7% more screen space

Design and build

Height 254.91 mm (10.04 inches) 267.3 mm (10.52 inches)
Width 166.46 mm (6.55 inches) 167.4 mm (6.59 inches)
Thickness 7.39 mm (0.29 inches) 6.77 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 530 g (18.69 oz) 475 g (16.75 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Blue Gray
Fingerprint scanner No No
Area 424 cm2 (65.8 inches2) 447 cm2 (69.3 inches2)
Repairability Good (3.73/5) Good (3.05/5)
Drop resistance Bad (E) · 10 drops Bad (E) · 10 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad Lite
82.7%
Pad X9a +2%
84.1%
Tablet Ranking (106th and 116th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (81st and 89th place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus Pad Lite and Honor Pad X9a
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G100 Qualcomm Snapdragon 685
Max clock 2200 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A76		 - 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) Yes Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 64 128
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1260 MHz
FLOPS ~128 GFLOPS ~322.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus Pad Lite and Honor Pad X9a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad Lite +55%
729
Pad X9a
470
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad Lite +39%
2031
Pad X9a
1463
Compute Score (GPU)
Pad Lite
n/a
Pad X9a
387
Compute Score (GPU) - 387
Single-core score 729 470
Multi-core score 2031 1463
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad Lite +11%
570469
Pad X9a
515968
CPU 219481 185758
GPU 48406 30082
Memory 146071 162956
UX 156511 137172
Total score 570469 515968
Samples [74 tests] Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Pad Lite +10%
10075
Pad X9a
9118
Web score 11014 11364
Video editing 6369 4584
Photo editing 20895 16321
Data manipulation 6712 7431
Writing score 10550 10637
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Recent User Tests

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Honor Pad X9a
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack)CPU Throttle94%
📘 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack)GeekBench GPU385
📘 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack)GeekBench CPU470 / 1463
📘 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack)AnTuTu515968
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 6 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

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15
ROM OxygenOS 15 MagicOS 9
OS updates 6 years 5 years

Battery

Capacity 9340 mAh 8300 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 35 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Battery cycles 800 cycles 1200 cycles
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Main camera

Matrix 5 megapixels 8 megapixels
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
Lenses 1) Standard: 5 MP
1) Standard: 8 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 5 MP 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.0
Sensor size - 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch)
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution - 2592 x 1944
Aperture - f/2.2
Sensor CMOS -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization - 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 5.2 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 -
Type of SIM card Nano No
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers 4.0 4.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - No

Other

Category Mid-range Budget
Announced July 2025 March 2025
Release date July 2025 March 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $185
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor		 - Accelerometer
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on Pad Lite:
    - Only the higher-end version with 8/256 GB of storage supports LTE.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, performance, battery life, and sound are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus Pad Lite. But if the display is more of a priority – go for the Honor Pad X9a.

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