Honor Pad X9 vs Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
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Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Pad X9 Manufactured in July, 2023, with display 11.5 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025), Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin T92B. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Honor Pad X9
- Lighter design: 499g vs 555g
Reasons to choose Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025)
- Larger display: 12in
- Higher pixel density: 279ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 10100mAh vs 7250mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
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 | 11.5 in | 12 in |
| Resolution | 1200x2000 pixels | 2800x1840 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 5:3 | 3:2 |
| Pixel density | 203 ppi | 279 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (30-144 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 450 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.1 % | 86.8 % |
| Features | n/a | DCI-P3 |
Design & Build
| Height | 267.3 mm (10.52 in) | 270 mm (10.63 in) |
| Width | 167.4 mm (6.59 in) | 183 mm (7.2 in) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) | 5.9 mm (0.23 in) |
| Weight | 499 g (17.6 oz) | 555 g (19.58 oz) |
| Area | 447 cm² (69.29 in²) | 494 cm² (76.57 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray | - White - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 | HiSilicon Kirin T92B |
| Max Frequency | 2800 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | n/a |
| Architecture | - 4/1.9 (Cortex-A53) - 4/2.8 (Cortex-A73) |
n/a |
| Process | TSMC | n/a |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | n/a |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 686 | n/a |
| Graphics | Adreno 610 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 128 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 1260 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | 322.6 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 477 | 1507 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1551 | 3973 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 570 | n/a |
| CPU | 110393 | 288135 |
| GPU | 40144 | 189927 |
| Memory | 92324 | 313879 |
| UX | 80831 | 177023 |
| NanoReview Score | 323692 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 | HarmonyOS 4.3 |
| OS Size | n/a | 30 GB |
| UI Skin | MagicOS 7.1 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 7250 mAh | 10100 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 225 W | 66 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (34% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 2:04 h | 1:35 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:56 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 11:02 h | n/a |
| Games | 07:03 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 155 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 5 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 2592x1944 pixels | n/a |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | 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) |
| Slow Motion | No | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 5 MP | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 5 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | 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 | 5 MP | 8 MP |
| Matrix | 2592x1944 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 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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 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 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
n/a |
| 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 | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Class | Budget | Flagship |
| Announced | July, 2023 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | July, 2023 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer |
- Hall Sensor - Gyroscope - Ambient Light Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | No |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei MatePad 12 X (2025) the clear winner in this comparison.
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