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Realme Pad 3 vs Honor Pad X10 Pro Max

65 out of 100
Realme Pad 3
VS
60 out of 100
Honor Pad X10 Pro Max
Pad 3
Pad X10 Pro Max

Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 11.6-inch Realme Pad 3 (with MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max) that was released on January 6, 2026, against the Honor Pad X10 Pro Max, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 and came out 8 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 Realme Pad 3
  • Thinner bezels – 81.3% more screen real estate
  • Has a 8.6 inches larger screen size
  • 70% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (872K versus 512K)
  • Comes with 2100 mAh larger battery capacity: 12200 vs 10100 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • Much smaller footprint: 17% more compact case (74.1 vs 88.8 square inches)
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad X10 Pro Max
  • 231% higher pixel density (982 vs 297 PPI)

Review

Evaluation of Realme Pad 3 and Honor Pad X10 Pro Max 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 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
85.9
(Very good)
Value Index
77.0
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 3
vs
Pad X10 Pro Max

Display

Type IPS LCD TFT LCD
Size 11.6 inches 3 inches
Resolution 2000 x 2800 pixels 1560 x 2500 pixels
Aspect ratio 7:5 16:10
PPI 297 ppi 982 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 550 nits 700 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85.9% 4.6%
Screen space comparison
Pad 3
11.6″ (7:5 ratio) = 63.6 in2
Pad X10 Pro Max
3″ (16:10 ratio) = 4 in2
~1473% more screen space

Design and build

Height 255.6 mm (10.06 inches) 297.6 mm (11.72 inches)
Width 187.03 mm (7.36 inches) 192.7 mm (7.59 inches)
Thickness 6.6 mm (0.26 inches) 6.7 mm (0.26 inches)
Weight 578 g (20.39 oz) 618 g (21.8 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Gold, Gray Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Area 478 cm2 (74 inches2) 573 cm2 (89 inches2)
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Pad 3 +1767%
85.9%
Pad X10 Pro Max
4.6%
Tablet Ranking (95th and 108th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (73rd and 83rd place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Realme Pad 3 and Honor Pad X10 Pro Max
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Max Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2
Max clock 2500 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53
- 4 cores at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A73
L3 cache 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 655 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 256 128
GPU clock 1047 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~536.1 GFLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Realme Pad 3 and Honor Pad X10 Pro Max
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pad 3 +111%
1030
Pad X10 Pro Max
489
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pad 3 +101%
2999
Pad X10 Pro Max
1495
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 384
Single-core score 1030 489
Multi-core score 2999 1495
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 3 +70%
872193
Pad X10 Pro Max
512491
CPU 344761 194043
GPU 127658 29794
Memory 141518 149877
UX 258256 138777
Total score 872193 512491
Samples [202 tests] Less than 3
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 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
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM Realme UI 7.0 MagicOS 10

Battery

Capacity 12200 mAh 10100 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 45 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
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Main camera

Matrix 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution - 2592 x 1944
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: 8 MP
1) Standard: 5 MP
Camera features - -
Standard lens
Image resolution 8 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution - 2592 x 1944
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
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 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 5.4 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* No No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 -
Type of SIM card Nano No
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes No

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2026 September 2026
Release date January 2026 September 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $300 $280
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Accelerometer
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, gaming, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Realme Pad 3. But if the camera, software, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Honor Pad X10 Pro Max.

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