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Honor Pad 9

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S8

Honor Pad 9

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8

Network
2G network

N/A

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

N/A

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

N/A

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
5G network

-

5G band 1, 3, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE-A (CA)
GPRS

No

Yes
EDGE

No

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2023-12

2022-02
Status

2023-12

2022-02

Design
Build

Metal

Aluminium alloy
SIM

No

Nano-SIM
Height

278.2 mm

253.8 mm
Width

180.1 mm

165.3 mm
Thickness

7 mm

6.3 mm
Weight

555/559 g

503 (Wi-Fi) / 507 (5G) g
Stylus

Yes

Yes
Colors

Blue, Gray, White

Graphite, Pink Gold, Silver

Display
Display type

IPS LCD

TFT
Physical size

12.1 inches

11 inches
Resolution

1600 x 2560 pixels

1600 x 2560 pixels
Pixel density

249 ppi

274 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

16777216
Protection

2.5D curved glass screen

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Display features

120Hz, 500 nits (typ)

120Hz

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A78

Single-core 3.0 GHz Cortex-X2
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A55

Triple-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM6450 Snapdragon 6 Gen 1

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
GPU

Adreno 710

Adreno 730
Memory RAM

8, 12 GB

8, 12 GB
Internal storage

128, 256, 512 GB

64, 128 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

1 TB

OS
OS

Android 13, Magic UI 7.2

Android 12, One UI 4.1

Main camera
Camera type

Single

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 13 MP, f/2.0

(wide) , 13 MP, f/2.0 , 26 mm, 1/3.4" , 1.0 µm
(ultrawide) , 6 MP, f/2.2
Primary camera resolution

4130 x 3120 pixels

4160 x 3120 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

-
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, HDR

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 8 MP, f/2.2

(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.4 , 120˚
Selfie camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Selfie camera features

-

Face unlock, HDR
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack

No

No
Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers (8 speakers)

Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)

Multimedia
Radio

No

No

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 3.2
USB connector

-

magnetic connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

No

No
GPS

No

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Browser
HTML

HTML5

HTML5

Battery
Battery type

Li-Po

Li-Po
Battery capacity

8300 mAh

8000 mAh
Battery removable

Non-removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

Yes, 35W

Quick Charge 2.0, 45W (100% in 80 min)

Tests and performance
Antutu

444000 (v9)

1039906 (v9)
Geekbench(single-core)

910 (v6.2)

1127 (v5.2)
Geekbench(multi-core)

2462 (v6.2)

3085 (v5.2)

Cost
Price

210 USD

860 USD

SAR value
SAR EU(body)

-

0.87 W/kg

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