Honor MagicPad 4 vs Huawei MatePad Air (2026): Comparison

Comparison of features, performance, design, battery, camera and connectivity between the following tablets: Honor MagicPad 4 vs Huawei MatePad Air (2026)

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Basics

Honor MagicPad 4
Honor MagicPad 4
Global · 8GB · 256GB
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Huawei MatePad Air (2026)
Huawei MatePad Air (2026)
Global · 8GB · 256GB
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Score

Ki Cost-effective
Score
8.8 Ki Cost-effective
Score
7.6 Ki Cost-effective
Score
Design and Screen score 9.1Design & Materials 8.4Design & Materials
Performance and Hardware score 8.4Performance & Hardware 7.1Performance & Hardware
Camera score 7.7Camera 7.1Camera
Connectivity score 6.6 Connectivity 4.9 Connectivity
Battery score 7.6 Battery 7.2 Battery

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Technical specifications of the Honor MagicPad 4 vs Huawei MatePad Air (2026)

Specs Honor MagicPad 4 price comparison Honor MagicPad 4
Global · 8GB · 256GB
Huawei MatePad Air (2026) prices Huawei MatePad Air (2026)
Global · 8GB · 256GB
Inches 12.3" 12"
Resolution UHD WQHD+
Usable surface 90% useful 86% useful
Aspect Ratio 3:2 3:2
Dimensions 273.4 mm
178.8 mm
4.8 mm
271.6 mm
182.9 mm
5.3 mm
Weight 450 g 509 g
Micro SnapD. 8 Gen5
Octa-Core
T93
Octa-Core
RAM 8 GB RAM 8 GB RAM
Storage 256 GB 256 GB
AnTuTu 3.083.453
v11
1.310.000
v11
Battery 10100 mAh 10100 mAh
Main Camera 1
13 Mpx · ƒ/2.0

2
1
50 Mpx · ƒ/1.8

Selfie Camera SELF 9 Mpx · ƒ/2.2 SELF 12 Mpx · ƒ/2.4
Bands
OS Android 16 HarmonyOS 4

Brand

Brand Honor Huawei
Aliases YLE-W09, Honor MagicPad4 W09AP

Release Date

Release date March 2026,
8 months ago
September 2026,
1 month ago
State On Sale On Sale
Market Global Global

Design & Materials

Structure

Honor MagicPad 4
Huawei MatePad Air (2026)
Honor MagicPad 4
Huawei MatePad Air (2026)
Size
273.4 mm • 178.8 mm • 4.8 mm
271.6 mm • 182.9 mm • 5.3 mm
Weight 450 g 509 g
Usable surface 90 % 86 %
Materials TPU, Metal Polycarbonate
Resistance - IP42
Colors
White
Gray
White
Blue
Yellow
Pink

Screen

Diagonal 12.3" 12"
Type Oled Oled
Aspect Ratio 3:2 3:2
Resolution UHD
3000 x 1920 px
WQHD+
2800 x 1840 px
Brightness 2400 nits --
Peak brightness -- 2000 nits
Maximum brightness (HBM) -- 1200 nits
Density 290 Pixels per inch 279 Pixels per inch

Others

Others
  • Without Notch
  • TÜV Low Blue Light
  • Refresh rate 165 Hz
  • 1000000:1 contrast ratio
  • TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification
  • HDR10
  • DCI-P3
  • 10 Bits panel
  • 2.5D curved glass screen
  • S-Pen
  • Capacitive
  • Multi-touch
  • Without Notch
  • SGS Certified
  • TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light
  • TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified
  • Refresh rate 144 Hz
  • 2000000:1 contrast ratio
  • DCI-P3
  • Full sRGB standard
  • 10 Bits panel
  • 2.5D curved glass screen
  • Stylus
  • Capacitive
  • Multi-touch
  • Frameless

Performance & Hardware

Processor

Model Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Huawei KIRIN T93
CPU 2x 3.8 GHz + 6x 3.32 GHz 1xPrime 2.5GHz+3x+4+ARM Cortex-A510 1.55GHz
Type Octa-Core Octa-Core
Manufacturing 3 nm 7 nm
64 Bits Yes Yes

Graphics

GPU Adreno 829 Maleoon 935

RAM

RAM 8 GB 8 GB
Type RAM LPDDR5X RAM LPDDR5

Storage

Capacity 256 GB 256 GB
Type -- --
SD Slot No No

Security

Fingerprint No No

Sensors

Sensors
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • Gravity
  • Hall
  • Light sensor
  • Gravity
  • Hall

Audio

Audio
  • DTS / DTS X
  • Stereo Speakers
  • 3 microphones
  • Stereo Speakers
  • 2 microphones

Others

Notifications LED -- --
Cooling system Yes No
Gaming buttons No No

Camera

Main

No. of cameras Double rear camera Rear camera
1
Camera type

Standard

Standard
Resolution 13 Mpx 50 Mpx
Aperture ƒ/ 2.0 ƒ/ 1.8
Optical zoom -- --
View angle -- --
Sensor Unknown Unknown
Type CMOS CMOS BSI
ISO -- --
Pixel size -- --
Pixel Binning -- --
Sensor size -- --
2
Camera type

Macro lens
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Resolution
2 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.4
Optical zoom
--
View angle
--
Sensor
Unknown
Type
CMOS
Pixel size
--
Pixel Binning
--
Sensor size
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Features

Flash LED LED
Optical Stabilisation No No
Slow Motion Video Yes,
120 fps
Yes,
120 fps
Others
  • 4K Video
  • Digital zoom
  • Dual camera
  • Autofocus
  • Touch focus
  • Phase detection autofocus (PDAF)
  • Geotagging
  • HDR
  • Face detection
  • Self-timer
  • Autofocus
  • Phase detection autofocus (PDAF)
  • Panorama
  • HDR
  • Scene mode
  • Self-timer

Selfie

SELF
Camera type

Dedicated

Dedicated
Resolution 9 Mpx 12 Mpx
Aperture ƒ/ 2.2 ƒ/ 2.4
Optical zoom -- --
View angle -- --
Sensor Unknown Unknown
Type CMOS CMOS
Pixel size -- --
Pixel Binning -- --
Sensor size -- --
Others
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DxOMark Score

DxOMark Score -- --

Connectivity

Network compatibility

5G -- --
4G LTE -- --
3G -- --
2G -- --

SIM card

Dual SIM
Type

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11n 5GHz
  • 802.11ac
  • WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
  • WiFi 7 (802.11be)
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11n 5GHz
  • 802.11ac
  • WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
  • WiFi 6E
  • WiFi 7 (802.11be)
Others
  • Dual band
  • Wi-Fi Hotspot
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • Wi-Fi Display
  • Wi-Fi MiMO
  • Dual band
  • Wi-Fi Hotspot
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • Wi-Fi Display

Bluetooth

Version Bluetooth 6.0 LE Low energy consumption Bluetooth 6.0 LE Low energy consumption
Others
  • A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
  • EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
  • LE (Low Energy)
  • APT-x
  • LDAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
  • EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
  • LE (Low Energy)
  • LDAC
  • SBC
  • AAC

Navigation

Navigation -- --

USB

USB
  • Charging
  • Mass Storage
  • USB On-The-Go (OTG)
  • USB Type C
  • USB Host 3.2
  • Charging
  • Mass Storage
  • USB On-The-Go (OTG)
  • USB Type C
  • USB Host 3.1

SAR

European measurement

The European Union sets a limit of 2 W/kg averaged over 10 grams of tissue.

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American measurement

The FCC limit is 1.6 W/kg measured in a volume of 1 gram of tissue

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Others

Others
  • Computer sync
  • OTA sync
  • Tethering.
  • WiFi Only
  • Computer sync
  • OTA sync
  • Tethering.
  • WiFi Only

Battery

Battery

Capacity
10100 mAh
10100 mAh
Type Si-Carbon Li-Ion Li-Polymer
Fast charge Yes,
66.0W
Yes,
66.0W
Others
  • Reverse charging
  • Non-removable
  • Non-removable

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Software

Software

Operating System
  • Android 16
    Android 16 , 1 year ago
  • HarmonyOS 4.3
    HarmonyOS 4 , 3 years ago
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