Home Tablet comparison Honor Pad X9 and Apple iPad Air 10.9" (5th Gen, 2022) - Which is better?

Honor Pad X9 vs Apple iPad Air 10.9" (5th Gen, 2022)

50 out 100
Honor Pad X9
VS
79 out 100
Apple iPad Air 10.9
Honor Pad X9
Apple iPad Air 10.9" (5th Gen, 2022)

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Pad X9 Manufactured in July, 2023, with display 11.5 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs Apple iPad Air 10.9" (5th Gen, 2022), Manufactured in March, 2022with chipsetApple M1 (iPad). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Pad X9
  • Larger display: 11.5in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
Reasons to choose Apple iPad Air 10.9" (5th Gen, 2022)
  • Higher pixel density: 264ppi
  • Lighter design: 461g vs 499g
  • Higher battery capacity: 8827mAh vs 7250mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options n/a - 8/64 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Pad X9 and Apple iPad Air 10.9" (5th Gen, 2022)
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Tablets:
Honor Pad X9
vs
iPad Air 10.9" (5th Gen, 2022)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type TFT LCD IPS LCD
Size 11.5 in 10.9 in
Resolution 1200x2000 pixels 1640x2360 pixels
Aspect ratio 5:3 3:2
Pixel density 203 ppi 264 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 450 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Screen-to-body ratio 84.1 % 80.1 %
Features n/a DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Pad X9
457 nits
Apple iPad Air 10.9" (5th Gen, 2022)
486 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.5 %
Response timen/a28 ms
Contrastn/a1430:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPad Air 10.9" (5th Gen, 2022)]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 267.3 mm (10.52 in) 247.6 mm (9.75 in)
Width 167.4 mm (6.59 in) 178.5 mm (7.03 in)
Thickness 6.9 mm (0.27 in) 6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Weight 499 g (17.6 oz) 461 g (16.26 oz)
Area 447 cm² (69.29 in²) 442 cm² (68.51 in²)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Metal Metal
Frame Metal Metal
Colors Gray - Gray
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple
- Rose Gold
Fingerprint sensor No Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Pad X9
84.1 %
Apple iPad Air 10.9" (5th Gen, 2022)
80.1 %

Performance

Testing Honor Pad X9 and Apple iPad Air 10.9" (5th Gen, 2022) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 Apple M1 (iPad)
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.9 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A73)		 - 4/3.2 (Icestorm)
- 4/2.1 (Firestorm)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 610 Apple M1 GPU
GPU Cores 128 1024
GPU Frequency 1260 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS 322.6 GFLOPS 2617 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Pad X9
477
Apple iPad Air 10.9" (5th Gen, 2022)
2361
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Pad X9
1551
Apple iPad Air 10.9" (5th Gen, 2022)
8704
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4772361
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15518704
Geekbench Compute (GPU)57033168
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Pad X9], [Apple iPad Air 10.9" (5th Gen, 2022)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Pad X9
323692
Apple iPad Air 10.9" (5th Gen, 2022)
1807557
CPU110393477838
GPU40144797314
Memory92324194331
UX80831338074
NanoReview Score3236921807557
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Pad X9
n/a
Apple iPad Air 10.9" (5th Gen, 2022)
10021
Max Surface Temp.n/a36.5 °C
Stabilityn/a98 %
Graphics Testn/a60 fps
Graphics Scoren/a10021
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPad Air 10.9" (5th Gen, 2022)]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 4 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 4266 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB64 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 iPadOS 15.4 (Upgradeable to iPadOS 18.3)
UI Skin MagicOS 7.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 7250 mAh 8827 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (34% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full Charge Time 2:04 h 2:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Pad X9
25:36
Apple iPad Air 10.9" (5th Gen, 2022)
34:27
Web Browsing08:56 h10:22 h
Video Playback11:02 h16:53 h
Games07:03 h07:18 h
Standby Mode155 h217 h

Main camera

Matrix 5 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 2592x1944 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital n/a
Flash No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion No 240 fps (1080p)
Lenses count Standard: 5 MP Standard: 12 MP
Features Bokeh effect
Main lens
Matrix5 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Sensor sizen/a1/3.0"
Pixel sizen/a1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 5 MP 12 MP
Matrix 2592x1944 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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
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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
NFC* No No
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*11
SIM TypeNanoNano
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
3G Bandsn/aUMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (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/B46/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers 6.0 Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Pad X9
n/a
Apple iPad Air 10.9" (5th Gen, 2022)
84.8 dB

Other

Class Budget Flagship
Announced July, 2023 yr March, 2022 yr
Release Date July, 2023 yr March, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 599
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer		 - Barometer
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 20 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPad Air 10.9" (5th Gen, 2022) the clear winner in this comparison.

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