Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max vs Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
92
out of 100
VS
68
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 13.3-inch Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max (with Xiaomi Xring O3) that was released on September 7, 2026, against the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and came out 2 years and 2 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 Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max
- 2.9x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (5137K versus 1795K)
- Has a 1 inch larger screen size
- Comes with 1950 mAh larger battery capacity: 12000 vs 10050 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 66W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
- OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- Much smaller footprint: 18% more compact case (76.7 vs 93.3 square inches)
- Weighs 90 grams less
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 | OLED |
| Size | 13.3 inches | 12.3 inches |
| Resolution | 3408 x 2272 pixels | 1920 x 3000 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 308 ppi | 290 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-144 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 650 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.6% | 90.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 98.4% |
| PWM | - | 90 Hz |
| Response time | - | 5 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Pad 9 Pro Max
13.3″ (3:2 ratio) = 81.6 in2
MagicPad 2 12.3
12.3″ (3:2 ratio) = 69.8 in2
~16% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 296.2 mm (11.66 inches) | 274.5 mm (10.81 inches) |
| Width | 203.08 mm (8 inches) | 180.5 mm (7.11 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.67 mm (0.22 inches) | 5.8 mm (0.23 inches) |
| Weight | 645 g (22.75 oz) | 555 g (19.58 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray, Burgundy | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 602 cm2 (93.3 inches2) | 495 cm2 (76.9 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (2nd and 65th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (1st and 48th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Xiaomi Xring O3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 4350 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 10 (2 + 4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 3.15 GHz: C1-Pro - 4 cores at 3.68 GHz: C1-Premium - 2 cores at 4.35 GHz: C1-Ultra |
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP16 | Adreno 735 |
| GPU shading units | 2048 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1600 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~6554 GFLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 33102 | - |
| Single-core score | 3539 | 2004 |
| Multi-core score | 13220 | 5461 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1312458 | 565484 |
| GPU | 2089734 | 488270 |
| Memory | 978562 | 318468 |
| UX | 756891 | 423155 |
| Total score | 5137645 | 1795377 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [201 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 91% |
| Graphics test | - | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1089 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 23 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 20 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5148 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 17800 |
| Video editing | - | 8040 |
| Photo editing | - | 29384 |
| Data manipulation | - | 13941 |
| Writing score | - | 19204 |
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi Pad 9 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-08 (KarlderaL) | AnTuTu 12 | 5558210 |
Honor MagicPad 2 12.3
No benchmark results yet
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | - | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | HyperOS 4 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS size | - | 29 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | - |
| Security updates | 6 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 12000 mAh | 10050 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (35% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:46 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 05:53 hr |
| Watching video | - | 09:22 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:56 hr |
| Standby | - | 124 hr |
General battery life
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 |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 9 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| 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 | 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| 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 |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Type of SIM card | No | No |
| eSIM support* | No | - |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 8.0 | 8.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2026 | July 2024 |
| Release date | September 2026 | October 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $715 | $599 |
| Successor | - | - Honor MagicPad 3 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Accelerometer |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 66 W |
*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 9 Pro Max is definitely a better buy.
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