Honor Pad 10 vs Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
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Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Pad 10 Manufactured in May, 2025, with display 12.1 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs Huawei MatePad Air (2025), Manufactured in August, 2025with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8020. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Honor Pad 10
- Larger display: 12.1in
- Lighter design: 525g vs 555g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Huawei MatePad Air (2025)
- Higher pixel density: 279ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
Versions
| Memory Options | n/a | - 8/256 GB - 12/256 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 | IPS LCD |
| Size | 12.1 in | 12 in |
| Resolution | 1600x2560 pixels | 2800x1840 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| Pixel density | 249 ppi | 279 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max brightness | n/a | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.4 % | 86.8 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | DCI-P3 |
Design & Build
| Height | 277.1 mm (10.91 in) | 270 mm (10.63 in) |
| Width | 179.3 mm (7.06 in) | 183 mm (7.2 in) |
| Thickness | 6.3 mm (0.25 in) | 5.9 mm (0.23 in) |
| Weight | 525 g (18.52 oz) | 555 g (19.58 oz) |
| Area | 497 cm² (77.04 in²) | 494 cm² (76.57 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Blue - Green |
- White - Gray - Green - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 | HiSilicon Kirin 8020 |
| Max Frequency | 2630 MHz | 2285 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510)) - 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)) - 1/2.63 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)) |
- 4/1.3 () - 3/2.05 () |
| Process | TSMC | SMIC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Adreno 720 | Maleoon 920 |
| GPU Cores | 512 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 975 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 998.4 GFLOPS | 1720.3 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 150 | 1332 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3196 | 3979 |
| CPU | 267568 | 427889 |
| GPU | 232601 | 550104 |
| Memory | 197306 | 202772 |
| UX | 157850 | 130640 |
| NanoReview Score | 855325 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | n/a | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | HarmonyOS 5.0 |
| UI Skin | MagicOS 9 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 10100 mAh | 10100 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 35 W | 66 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | n/a | 1:25 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 3264x2448 pixels | n/a |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 8 MP | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.8 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Matrix | n/a | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Matrix | 3264x2448 pixels | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | n/a | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | n/a |
| SIM Type | Nano | No |
| eSIM Support * | No | n/a |
| Hybrid Slot | No | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | May, 2025 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | May, 2025 yr | August, 2025 yr |
| Sensors | Accelerometer | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 35 W | Yes, 66 W |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei MatePad Air (2025) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 2
