Honor launches two new tablets — MagicPad 2 and Pad 9 Pro

Honor recently launched two new foldable — Magic V3 and Magic Vs3, with varying hardware. In a similar fashion, the company launched two flavours of tablets as well — that too on the same day! In this article, we will blitz through both the Honor MagicPad 2 and Pad 9 Pro while also discussing their potential price in Nepal. So, here is what these tablets bring to the table.

Honor MagicPad 2 Overview

Design and Display

The Honor MagicPad 2 is the more premium option of the two and it is pretty evident from their designs too. This tablet is thinner and lighter and also has a more pronounced finish. The circular camera dial with an ovular inner cutout appears kind of weird, but different nonetheless. The Moon White colour option even has marble-like patterns running across it. The display on the Honor MagicPad 2 is slightly larger too, at 12.3-inches. It is an OLED panel capable of four levels of refresh rate, starting at 60Hz and going all the way to 144Hz. Additionally, you are looking at a 3K display with 1,600 nits of peak brightness and 4,320Hz PWM dimming in here.

Performance and the rest

The performance of the Honor MagicPad 2 is led by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 processor that led the world by storm. This chip can pump out flagship numbers without actually being one. It comes with an architecture similar to Qualcomm's top offering for 2024 and is the best semi-flagship silicon in the world. Hence, it will surely be appreciated by those looking for absolute power from their tablets. In terms of configurations, it comes in four: 8GB + 256GB, 12GB + 256GB, 16GB + 512GB, and 16GB + 1TB. The optics on this thing include a 13-megapixel shooter and a 9MP one on the front. Similarly, it has a 10,050 mAh cell for power with 66W charging support. Despite being the more premium option, it skips a cellular variant as well. Regardless, you get dual-band WiFi 6 and Bluetooth v5.3 support on the Honor MagicPad 2.

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Honor Pad 9 Pro

Design and Display

Moving on to the Honor Pad 9 Pro, we get a pretty basic design with it. Though made out of metal, it has a washed-out tone to it. As a result, it doesn't look all that compelling aesthetically unlike its higher-end compatriots. The plain ovular camera island doesn't help its case either. On the front, you are looking at a 12.1-inch display with seven levels of refresh rate from 24Hz to 144Hz. Though it boasts a wider level of screen fluidity, it is an IPS LCD panel. When looking at the Honor Pad 9 Pro as an independent product, the panel choice isn't bad by any means. However, when comparing it to the Honor MagicPad 2, its screen will lack the rich colour contrast OLED screens offer.

Performance and the rest

The chipset of choice makes the gaping difference between the Honor Pad 9 Pro and the Honor MagicPad 2 very clear. It packs the MediaTek Dimensity 8100 as its primary driver. Once again, not a bad choice individually, but falls when greatly in comparison to the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. Though a semi-flagship offering too, it is over two years old at this point. However, it still delivers adequate power to handle demanding tasks just fine. In the meantime, you get two memory and a single storage option on this thing. It comes with either 8 or 12 gigs of RAM coupled with 256GB storage. The primary shooter on the Honor Pad 9 Pro is a 13MP unit as well, but, the selfie camera has been cut down to 5MP. Its tank is filled with a 10,050 mAh battery and the charging speed is limited to just 35W. It obviously does not have a cellular option and wireless connectivity is delivered via WiFi 6 and Bluetooth v5.2.

Honor MagicPad 2 / Pad 9 Pro Specifications

Honor MagicPad 2 / Pad 9 Pro Price in Nepal

Both these tablets were launched alongside the Honor's latest foldable offerings on 12 July 2024. The higher-end option starts at CNY 2,999 while the lesser one goes for a starting price of CNY 2,299. If these tablets go international and arrive here, we expect the starting price of the Honor MagicPad 2 and Pad 9 Pro in Nepal to be NPR 66,149 and NPR 50,999 respectively.

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