Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) vs Honor Pad X9
Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) Manufactured in August, 2024, with display 12.2 with chipsetHuawei Kirin 9000S, vs Honor Pad X9, Manufactured in July, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 685. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024)
- Larger display: 12.2in
- Higher pixel density: 275ppi
- 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
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Honor Pad X9
- Lighter design: 499g vs 508g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
n/a |
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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | TFT LCD |
| Size | 12.2 in | 11.5 in |
| Resolution | 2800x1840 pixels | 1200x2000 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 5:3 |
| Pixel density | 275 ppi | 203 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2000 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | n/a | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5 % | 84.1 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 271.25 mm (10.68 in) | 267.3 mm (10.52 in) |
| Width | 182.53 mm (7.19 in) | 167.4 mm (6.59 in) |
| Thickness | 5.5 mm (0.22 in) | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) |
| Weight | 508 g (17.92 oz) | 499 g (17.6 oz) |
| Area | 495 cm² (76.73 in²) | 447 cm² (69.29 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Gold |
Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
| Max Frequency | 2620 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.53 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120) - 1/2.62 (TaiShan V120) |
- 4/1.9 (Cortex-A53) - 4/2.8 (Cortex-A73) |
| Process | SMIC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 6 nm |
| Neural Processor | Da Vinci | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Maleoon 910 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 128 |
| GPU Frequency | 750 MHz | 1260 MHz |
| FLOPS | 0 GFLOPS | 322.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1320 | 477 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4206 | 1551 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 570 |
| CPU | 282012 | 110393 |
| GPU | 203191 | 40144 |
| Memory | 225581 | 92324 |
| UX | 197677 | 80831 |
| NanoReview Score | 908461 | 323692 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | HarmonyOS 4.2 | Android 13 |
| UI Skin | n/a | MagicOS 7.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 10100 mAh | 7250 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 100 W | 225 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | n/a | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (85% in 40 min) | Yes (34% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:56 h | 2:04 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 08:56 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 11:02 h |
| Games | n/a | 07:03 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 155 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 5 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4160x3120 pixels | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Zoom | n/a | Digital |
| Flash | LED | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | n/a | No |
| Lenses count | Standard: 13 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 5 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Matrix | 8 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 5 MP |
| Matrix | n/a | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| 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 | 5.2 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 1 |
| SIM Type | No | Nano |
| eSIM Support * | n/a | No |
| Hybrid Slot | n/a | No |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 6.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | August, 2024 yr | July, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | August, 2024 yr | July, 2023 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 635 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer |
| Charger Included | Yes 100 W | No |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei MatePad Pro 12.2 (2024) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 7