Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025) vs Honor Pad X9a
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025) Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 11 with chipsetApple A16 Bionic, vs Honor Pad X9a, Manufactured in March, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 685. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)
- Higher pixel density: 264ppi
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Honor Pad X9a
- Larger display: 11.5in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 475g vs 477g
- Higher battery capacity: 8300mAh vs 7698mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 6/512 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Size | 11 in | 11.5 in |
| Resolution | 1640x2360 pixels | 1504x2508 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 5:3 |
| Pixel density | 264 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 80.8 % | 84.1 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 96.2 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 21120 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 38 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | 531:1 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 248.6 mm (9.79 in) | 267.3 mm (10.52 in) |
| Width | 179.5 mm (7.07 in) | 167.4 mm (6.59 in) |
| Thickness | 7 mm (0.28 in) | 6.77 mm (0.27 in) |
| Weight | 477 g (16.83 oz) | 475 g (16.76 oz) |
| Area | 446 cm² (69.13 in²) | 447 cm² (69.29 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Silver - Blue - Pink - Yellow |
Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A16 Bionic | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
| Max Frequency | 3460 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.02 (Sawtooth) - 2/3.46 (Everest) |
- 4/1.9 (Cortex-A53) - 4/2.8 (Cortex-A73) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Apple A16 GPU | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 640 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 1398 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 1789.4 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2595 | 471 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 6246 | 1505 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 19767 | n/a |
| CPU | 362548 | 191663 |
| GPU | 410482 | 29731 |
| Memory | 263536 | 110054 |
| UX | 321060 | 129788 |
| NanoReview Score | 1357636 | 461236 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 9118 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iPadOS 18.4 (Upgradeable to iPadOS 18.5) | Android 15 |
| OS Size | 23 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | n/a | MagicOS 9 |
Battery
| Volume | 7698 mAh | 8300 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 30 W | 35 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 60 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 3:00 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | n/a |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | No |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP | Standard: 8 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/5.0 (0.2) |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 5 MP |
| Matrix | 4032x3024 pixels | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS |
n/a |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Type | eSIM | No |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71) | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | 4.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | March, 2025 yr | March, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2025 yr | March, 2025 yr |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
Accelerometer |
| Charger Included | No | No |
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Attention!
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025) the clear winner in this comparison.
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