Honor Pad 9 vs Xiaomi Pad 8
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Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Pad 9 Manufactured in December, 2023, with display 12.1 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Pad 8, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Honor Pad 9
- Larger display: 12.1in
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Pad 8
- Higher pixel density: 344ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Lighter design: 485g vs 555g
- Higher battery capacity: 9200mAh vs 8300mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Infrared port
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 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 | TFT LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 12.1 in | 11.2 in |
| Resolution | 1600x2560 pixels | 2136x3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| Pixel density | 249 ppi | 344 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 360 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.7 % | 85.7 % |
| Features | n/a | DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 99.8 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 29480 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 27 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | 1533:1 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 278.27 mm (10.96 in) | 251.22 mm (9.89 in) |
| Width | 180.11 mm (7.09 in) | 173.42 mm (6.83 in) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) | 5.75 mm (0.23 in) |
| Weight | 555 g (19.58 oz) | 485 g (17.11 oz) |
| Area | 501 cm² (77.66 in²) | 436 cm² (67.58 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Gray - Blue |
- Black - Blue - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes, In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Max Frequency | 2200 MHz | 321 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A78) |
- 2/2.02 (Cortex-A720) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4) |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 676 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | 346.1 GFLOPS | 2355.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 941 | 2110 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2785 | 6823 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 1640 | n/a |
| CPU | 177815 | 448783 |
| GPU | 47525 | 876015 |
| Memory | 151348 | 426634 |
| UX | 132954 | 325733 |
| NanoReview Score | 509642 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | n/a | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | n/a | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 32 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | Magic OS 8 | HyperOS 3 |
Battery
| Volume | 8300 mAh | 9200 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 35 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 40 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 2:05 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 07:22 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 06:55 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:34 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 157 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4160x3120 pixels | n/a |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 13 MP | Standard: 13 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | C616WPU | n/a |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.06 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Matrix | 3264x2448 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.3 |
| Sensor | C617HWK | CMOS |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.0 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.1 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| 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 | 8.0 | 4.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | December, 2023 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | December, 2023 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 35 W | Yes, 45 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Pad 8 the clear winner in this comparison.
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