Galaxy Tab A11 vs Honor Pad X9a
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Here we compared two budget tablets: the 8.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab A11 (with MediaTek Helio G99) that was released on September 12, 2025, against the Honor Pad X9a, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 and came out 5 months before. 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 Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Much smaller footprint: 41% more compact case (40.8 vs 69.3 square inches)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 56% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 732 and 470 points
- Weighs 140 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad X9a
- Has a 2.8 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 3200 mAh larger battery capacity: 8300 vs 5100 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate β 120 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- 42% higher pixel density (254 vs 179 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (35W versus 15W)
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 | 8.7 inches | 11.5 inches |
| Resolution | 800 x 1340 pixels | 1504 x 2508 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 5:3 | 5:3 |
| PPI | 179 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 |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.9% | 84.1% |
| RGB color space | 78.6% | - |
| PWM | Not detected | - |
| Response time | 29 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1461:1 | - |
Screen space comparison
Pad X9a
11.5β³ (5:3 ratio) = 58.3 in2
Galaxy Tab A11
8.7β³ (5:3 ratio) = 33.4 in2
~74% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 211 mm (8.31 inches) | 267.3 mm (10.52 inches) |
| Width | 124.7 mm (4.91 inches) | 167.4 mm (6.59 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 6.77 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 335 g (11.82 oz) | 475 g (16.75 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 263 cm2 (40.8 inches2) | 447 cm2 (69.3 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.72/5) | Good (3.05/5) |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) Β· 104 drops | Bad (E) Β· 10 drops |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (110th and 116th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (85th and 89th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 | 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 |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 64 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1000 MHz | 1260 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~128 GFLOPS | ~322.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1314 | 387 |
| Single-core score | 732 | 470 |
| Multi-core score | 2049 | 1463 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 250145 | 185758 |
| GPU | 43322 | 30082 |
| Memory | 116331 | 162956 |
| UX | 135748 | 137172 |
| Total score | 545546 | 515968 |
| Samples | [178 tests] | Less than 3 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10433 | 11364 |
| Video editing | 4521 | 4584 |
| Photo editing | 14671 | 16321 |
| Data manipulation | 7520 | 7431 |
| Writing score | 11923 | 10637 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy Tab A11
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-09 (ctoyu7665) | AnTuTu | 521495 |
Honor Pad X9a
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack) | CPU Throttle | 94% |
| π 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack) | GeekBench GPU | 385 |
| π 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack) | GeekBench CPU | 470 / 1463 |
| π 2026-08-11 (SkyBlack) | AnTuTu | 515968 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 15 |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | MagicOS 9 |
| OS size | 14 GB | - |
| OS updates | 5 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5100 mAh | 8300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 15 W | 35 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (51% in 60 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 2:28 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | 1200 cycles |
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | - |
| 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 | No |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.0 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5.0" (β 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/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | 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 | 5.3 | 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | - |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | No |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 13 | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Budget | Budget |
| Announced | September 2025 | March 2025 |
| Release date | October 2025 | March 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $180 | $185 |
| SAR (body) | 0.29 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass |
- Accelerometer |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, battery life, connectivity, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy Tab A11. But if the display and gaming are more of a priority β go for the Honor Pad X9a.
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