Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025) vs Honor MagicPad 3 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025) Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 11 with chipsetApple M3 (iPad), vs Honor MagicPad 3 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)
- Lighter design: 460g vs 595g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Honor MagicPad 3 Pro
- Larger display: 13.3in
- Higher pixel density: 289ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 12450mAh vs 8900mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB - 8/1024 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 11 in | 13.3 in |
| Resolution | 1640x2360 pixels | 2136x3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| Pixel density | 264 ppi | 289 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | n/a |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.5 % | 89 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | DCI-P3 |
Design & Build
| Height | 247.6 mm (9.75 in) | 293.9 mm (11.57 in) |
| Width | 178.5 mm (7.03 in) | 201.4 mm (7.93 in) |
| Thickness | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 5.8 mm (0.23 in) |
| Weight | 460 g (16.23 oz) | 595 g (20.99 oz) |
| Area | 442 cm² (68.51 in²) | 592 cm² (91.76 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Gold - Gray - Blue - Purple |
- White - Gold - Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple M3 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max Frequency | 4050 MHz | 4600 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | 4/2.75 () | 6/3.63 () |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon |
| Graphics | n/a | Adreno 840 |
| GPU Cores | n/a | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | n/a | 3686.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3037 | 3662 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 11776 | 10848 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 46172 | n/a |
| CPU | 638921 | 1186224 |
| GPU | 995610 | 1478194 |
| Memory | 371902 | 582575 |
| UX | 400234 | 1055352 |
| NanoReview Score | 2406667 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 6400 MHz | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | iPadOS 18.3 | Android 16 |
| UI Skin | n/a | MagicOS 10 |
Battery
| Volume | 8900 mAh | 12450 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 20 W | 80 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 60 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 2:16 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4160x3120 pixels |
| Zoom | n/a | Digital |
| Flash | No | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 12 MP | Standard: 13 MP Macro: 2 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect | Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 9 MP |
| Matrix | 4032x3024 pixels | n/a |
| 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 | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 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 | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS |
n/a |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Type | eSIM | No |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | n/a |
| 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 | Stereo | 8.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | n/a |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2025 yr | October, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2025 yr | October, 2025 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 599 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 20 W | Yes, 80 W |
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