Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra vs Honor MagicPad 3
87
out of 100
VS
77
out of 100
Here we compared two tablets: the 14-inch Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra (with Xiaomi Xring O1) that was released on May 22, 2025, against the Honor MagicPad 3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 1 month 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 Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 66W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- 27% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2963K versus 2333K)
- OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 3.1
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- 26% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2737 and 2176 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor MagicPad 3
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
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 | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 14 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Resolution | 2136 x 3200 pixels | 2136 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 275 ppi | 289 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 92% | 89% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.7% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 20 ms |
| Contrast | - | 612:1 |
Screen space comparison
Pad 7 Ultra
14″ (3:2 ratio) = 90.5 in2
MagicPad 3
13.3″ (3:2 ratio) = 81.6 in2
~10% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 305.82 mm (12.04 inches) | 293.9 mm (11.57 inches) |
| Width | 207.47 mm (8.17 inches) | 201.4 mm (7.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.1 mm (0.2 inches) | 5.8 mm (0.23 inches) |
| Weight | 609 g (21.48 oz) | 595 g (20.99 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Blue | White, Gold, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 634 cm2 (98.4 inches2) | 592 cm2 (91.8 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (19th and 40th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (15th and 28th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Xiaomi Xring O1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3700 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 10 (2 + 4 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 4 cores at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 2 cores at 3.9 GHz: Cortex-X925 |
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | - | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Immortalis-G925 MP16 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 2048 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1392 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~5701.6 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 20977 | 16535 |
| Single-core score | 2737 | 2176 |
| Multi-core score | 9191 | 6707 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 937172 | 643259 |
| GPU | 996086 | 818824 |
| Memory | 409648 | 348314 |
| UX | 620146 | 522888 |
| Total score | 2963052 | 2333285 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | [298 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 93% | - |
| Graphics test | 19 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2510 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 37 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 39 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 38 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 34 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 9767 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 19150 | - |
| Video editing | 7129 | - |
| Photo editing | 29727 | - |
| Data manipulation | 18881 | - |
| Writing score | 21285 | - |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 2.0 | MagicOS 10 |
Battery
| Capacity | 12000 mAh | 12450 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4160 x 3120 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 2 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 9 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV32D | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | May 2025 | July 2025 |
| Release date | May 2025 | July 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | - | $599 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 66 W |
Further details
Notes on Pad 7 Ultra:
- The Nano Soft screen model is 10g heavier.
- NFC is supported for data transfer only.
*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 Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra is definitely a better buy.
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