OnePlus Pad 2 vs Honor Pad X9a
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Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus Pad 2 Manufactured in August, 2024, with display 12.1 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Honor Pad X9a, Manufactured in March, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 685. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose OnePlus Pad 2
- Larger display: 12.1in
- Higher pixel density: 304ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 9510mAh vs 8300mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Honor Pad X9a
- Lighter design: 475g vs 584g
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 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 | IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Size | 12.1 in | 11.5 in |
| Resolution | 2120x3000 pixels | 1504x2508 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 7:5 | 5:3 |
| Pixel density | 304 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-144 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 900 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.2 % | 84.1 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 268.7 mm (10.58 in) | 267.3 mm (10.52 in) |
| Width | 195.1 mm (7.68 in) | 167.4 mm (6.59 in) |
| Thickness | 6.5 mm (0.26 in) | 6.77 mm (0.27 in) |
| Weight | 584 g (20.6 oz) | 475 g (16.76 oz) |
| Area | 524 cm² (81.22 in²) | 447 cm² (69.29 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray | Gray |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
| Max Frequency | 3300 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520) - 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720) - 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4) |
- 4/1.9 (Cortex-A53) - 4/2.8 (Cortex-A73) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 903-1000 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 2774 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2020 | 471 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5343 | 1505 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 15814 | n/a |
| CPU | 445157 | 191663 |
| GPU | 849333 | 29731 |
| Memory | 311675 | 110054 |
| UX | 353553 | 129788 |
| NanoReview Score | 1959718 | 461236 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 9118 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) | Android 15 |
| UI Skin | OxygenOS 15 | MagicOS 9 |
Battery
| Volume | 9510 mAh | 8300 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 67 W | 35 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (65% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 0:56 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 08:27 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 09:12 h | n/a |
| Games | 06:18 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 125 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4160x3120 pixels | n/a |
| Zoom | Digital | 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 | Standard: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | n/a |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/5.0 (0.2) |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 5 MP |
| Matrix | 3264x2448 pixels | 2592x1944 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" | n/a |
| 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Type | No | No |
| eSIM Support * | n/a | No |
| Hybrid Slot | n/a | No |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | 6.0 | 4.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Budget |
| Announced | July, 2024 yr | March, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | August, 2024 yr | March, 2025 yr |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass |
Accelerometer |
| Charger Included | No | No |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus Pad 2 the clear winner in this comparison.
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