Honor Pad X9 vs Xiaomi Pad 8
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Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Pad X9 Manufactured in July, 2023, with display 11.5 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 685, 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 X9
- Larger display: 11.5in
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Pad 8
- Higher pixel density: 344ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Lighter design: 485g vs 499g
- Higher battery capacity: 9200mAh vs 7250mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | n/a | - 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 | 11.5 in | 11.2 in |
| Resolution | 1200x2000 pixels | 2136x3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 5:3 | 3:2 |
| Pixel density | 203 ppi | 344 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max brightness | 450 nits | 800 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 360 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 84.1 % | 85.7 % |
| Features | n/a | DCI-P3 |
Design & Build
| Height | 267.3 mm (10.52 in) | 251.22 mm (9.89 in) |
| Width | 167.4 mm (6.59 in) | 173.42 mm (6.83 in) |
| Thickness | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) | 5.75 mm (0.23 in) |
| Weight | 499 g (17.6 oz) | 485 g (17.11 oz) |
| Area | 447 cm² (69.29 in²) | 436 cm² (67.58 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray | - Black - Blue - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes, In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Max Frequency | 2800 MHz | 321 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.9 (Cortex-A53) - 4/2.8 (Cortex-A73) |
- 2/2.02 (Cortex-A720) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon 686 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 610 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU Cores | 128 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 1260 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | 322.6 GFLOPS | 2355.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 477 | 2110 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1551 | 6823 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 570 | n/a |
| CPU | 110393 | 448783 |
| GPU | 40144 | 876015 |
| Memory | 92324 | 426634 |
| UX | 80831 | 325733 |
| NanoReview Score | 323692 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 | Android 16 |
| UI Skin | MagicOS 7.1 | HyperOS 3 |
Battery
| Volume | 7250 mAh | 9200 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 225 W | 45 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (34% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 2:04 h | n/a |
| 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 | 13 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 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | No | n/a |
| Lenses count | Standard: 5 MP | Standard: 13 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect |
| Matrix | 5 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| 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 | 5 MP | 8 MP |
| Matrix | 2592x1944 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.3 |
| Sensor | n/a | 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 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
n/a |
| 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 | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 6.0 | 4.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Class | Budget | Flagship |
| Announced | July, 2023 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | July, 2023 yr | September, 2025 yr |
| Sensors | - Gyroscope - Accelerometer |
- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | 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.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
