Xiaomi Pad 8 vs Honor Pad X10 Pro Max
83
out of 100
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60
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range tablets: the 11.2-inch Xiaomi Pad 8 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4) that was released on September 25, 2025, against the Honor Pad X10 Pro Max, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 and came out 1 year 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 8
- Thinner bezels – 81.1% more screen real estate
- Has a 8.2 inches larger screen size
- 4.5x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2296K versus 512K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Much smaller footprint: 24% more compact case (67.6 vs 88.8 square inches)
Reasons to consider the Honor Pad X10 Pro Max
- 185% higher pixel density (982 vs 344 PPI)
- Comes with 900 mAh larger battery capacity: 10100 vs 9200 mAh
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
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 | TFT LCD |
| Size | 11.2 inches | 3 inches |
| Resolution | 2136 x 3200 pixels | 1560 x 2500 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| PPI | 344 ppi | 982 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 700 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.7% | 4.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
Screen space comparison
Pad 8
11.2″ (3:2 ratio) = 57.9 in2
Pad X10 Pro Max
3″ (16:10 ratio) = 4 in2
~1331% more screen space
Design and build
| Height | 251.22 mm (9.89 inches) | 297.6 mm (11.72 inches) |
| Width | 173.42 mm (6.83 inches) | 192.7 mm (7.59 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.75 mm (0.23 inches) | 6.7 mm (0.26 inches) |
| Weight | 485 g (17.11 oz) | 618 g (21.8 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Green | Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 436 cm2 (67.5 inches2) | 573 cm2 (89 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.74/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) · 208 drops | - |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (37th and 108th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (29th and 83rd place)
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 3210 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53 - 4 cores at 2.9 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 825 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 128 |
| GPU clock | 1150 MHz | 950 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2355.2 GFLOPS | ~243.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 384 |
| Single-core score | 2119 | 489 |
| Multi-core score | 6769 | 1495 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 626036 | 194043 |
| GPU | 810590 | 29794 |
| Memory | 365628 | 149877 |
| UX | 493823 | 138777 |
| Total score | 2296077 | 512491 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Pad 8
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-26 (rred) | AnTuTu 12 | 2451732 |
| 📘 2026-10-22 (Rain) | AnTuTu 12 | 2491519 |
| 📘 2026-10-17 (yzkarin) | AnTuTu 12 | 2476226 |
| 📘 2026-08-12 -> Sakivuu | AnTuTu 11 | 2333032 |
| 📘 2026-08-09 -> Sakivuu | AnTuTu 11 | 2296077 |
Honor Pad X10 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS updates | 0 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 9200 mAh | 10100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 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 | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | - | No |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 2592 x 1944 |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| 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 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | - | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | - | No |
| Hybrid slot | - | No |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | September 2025 | September 2026 |
| Release date | September 2025 | September 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $310 | $280 |
| SAR (body) | 0.99 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Accelerometer |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 45 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Pad 8:
- The 128GB model uses UFS 3.1, while the 256GB model uses UFS 4.1.
*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 8 is definitely a better buy.
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