Honor Pad 9 Launched with Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and 120Hz Display

Honor has been one of the regular brands that come up with affordable tablets every year. In its latest move the brand has introduced a new budget tablet dubbed Honor Pad 9. For now, the company has launched the Honor Pad 9 in China but we expect to reach other countries too. The tablet is launched in White, Blue and Gray color variants. 

The Honor Pad 9 comes with a 12.1-inch, 2.5K LCD screen with an 88% screen-to-body ratio and 500 nits brightness. There’s also another variant of the tablet that does not have a normal display as it features a paper-like, eye-protecting matte screen that minimizes reflection, making the screen more comfortable and reducing the impact of light and sunlight. 

Under the hood, it runs on a Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 octa-core SoC  (4x A78 at 2.2GHz+4x A55 at 1.8GHz Kryo CPUs) Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 4nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 710 GPU. It is available in  8GB/12GB RAM, 128GB/256GB/512GB storage variants. 

Also Read: Honor Pad X8 Review

The tablet flaunts a super sleek 6.9mm body with 8 speakers. On the software side of things, the Honor Pad 9 runs MagicOS 7.2 based on Android 13. The tablet also supports the Magic Pencil 3, boasting 4096 pressure sensitivity and a speedy 2ms response time. The pencil even magnetically charges on the top of the tablet, ensuring 10 hours of battery backup. Speaking of battery, the Pad 9 comes with a 8300mAh battery and supports 35W fast charging.

In the imaging department, the tablet packs a 13MP rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, supporting 4K video recording along with an 8MP front camera with f/2.2 aperture, supporting FHD video recording. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, USB Type-C with OTG. It measures 278.27x 180.11x 6.96mm and weighs 555 grams for the standard screen variant and 559 grams for the soft-light variant. 

Honor Pad 9 pricing 

• Honor Pad 9 8GB + 128GB – CNY 1,599 (approx. $223)
• Honor Pad 9 8GB + 256GB – CNY 1,799 (approx. $251)
• Honor Pad 9 12GB + 256GB – CNY 1,999 (approx. $279)
• Honor Pad 9 12GB + 512GB – CNY 2,199 (approx. $307)
• Honor Pad 9 Soft Light Edition – CNY 1,899 (approx. $265) 
• Honor Pad 9 Soft Light Edition – CNY 2,099 (approx. $294)
• Given its pricing, the tablet will face competition from Samsung’s Tab A9 and A9+ alongside Redmi Pad and Xiaomi Pad 6.

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Honor Pad 9

Read now: Our Honor Pad 9 Review

The Honor Pad 9 offers a premium design, a very pretty 12-inch display with 120Hz and solid performance at an affordable price. Thanks to a great display and good speakers, it's an entertainment tablet with a fantastic value. However, it's a shame that it will probably never get a major software update. The battery life is also very short.

Positive

• Premium design
• Very pretty display
• 120Hz support
• Solid performance
• Lots of storage space

Negative

• Short battery life
• OS updates unlikely

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