Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) vs Honor Pad X9a
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) (94/100)
Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) leads overall with a score of 94/100 compared to Honor Pad X9a (53/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4):
- + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (94 vs 53)
- + Higher Performance score (99 vs 27)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Honor Pad X9a |
|---|---|---|
| Battery Life | 88.0 Very Good | — |
| DeviceBenchmark Score | 94.0 Excellent WINNER | 53.0 Below Average |
| Display | 99.0 Excellent | — |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 27.0 Poor |
| Portability | 96.0 Excellent | — |
| Gaming | — | 14.0 Poor |
Detailed Technical Specifications
Design
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Honor Pad X9a |
|---|---|---|
| Thickness | 5.1 mm (0.20 in) — Thinnest Apple Product | 6.77 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 579 g (1.28 lbs) | 475 g (16.75 oz) |
Display
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Honor Pad X9a |
|---|---|---|
| Display Type | Tandem OLED Ultra Retina XDR (2752 x 2064) | — |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz ProMotion, 1000 nits SDR/HDR (1600 nits peak) | — |
| Adaptive refresh rate | — | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Aspect ratio | — | 5:3 |
| HDR support | — | No |
| Max rated brightness | — | 450 nits |
| PPI | — | 254 ppi |
| Refresh rate | — | 120 Hz |
| Resolution | — | 1504 x 2508 pixels |
| Screen protection | — | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | — | 84.1% |
| Size | — | 11.5 inches |
| Type | — | TFT LCD |
Performance
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Honor Pad X9a |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Apple M4 (9-core / 10-core CPU) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 |
| Gpu | 10-core GPU with Mesh Shading & Dynamic Caching | 30082 |
| Ram | 8 GB / 16 GB Unified Memory | — |
| Architecture | — | - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Cortex-A53- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A73 |
| CPU cores | — | 8 (4 + 4) |
| FLOPS | — | ~322.6 GFLOPS |
| GPU clock | — | 1260 MHz |
| GPU shading units | — | 128 |
| Graphics | — | Adreno 610 |
| Lithography process | — | 6 nanometers |
| Manufacturing | — | TSMC |
| Max clock | — | 2800 MHz |
| Neural processor (NPU) | — | Hexagon 686 |
Battery
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Honor Pad X9a |
|---|---|---|
| Battery cycles | — | 1200 cycles |
| Battery type | — | Li-Po |
| Bypass charging | — | No |
| Capacity | — | 8300 mAh |
| Fast charging | — | Yes |
| Max charge power | — | 35 W |
| Replaceable | — | No |
| Reverse charging | — | No |
| Wireless charging | — | No |
Benchmarks
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Honor Pad X9a |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | — | 185758 |
| Compute Score (GPU) | — | 387 |
| Data manipulation | — | 7431 |
| GPU | 10-core GPU with Mesh Shading & Dynamic Caching | 30082 |
| Memory | — | 162956 |
| Multi-core score | — | 1463 |
| Photo editing | — | 16321 |
| Single-core score | — | 470 |
| Total score | — | 515968 |
| UX | — | 137172 |
| Video editing | — | 4584 |
| Web score | — | 11364 |
| Writing score | — | 10637 |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Honor Pad X9a |
|---|---|---|
| 5G support | — | No |
| Bluetooth features | — | LE |
| Bluetooth version | — | 5.1 |
| DisplayPort | — | No |
| Hybrid slot | — | No |
| Infrared port | — | No |
| NFC* | — | No |
| Type of SIM card | — | No |
| USB features | — | - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG |
| USB type | — | USB Type-C |
| USB version | — | 2 |
| Wi-Fi features | — | - Dual Band- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display |
| Wi-Fi standard | — | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| eSIM support* | — | No |
Design and build
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Honor Pad X9a |
|---|---|---|
| Area | — | 447 cm2(69.3 inches2) |
| Colors | — | Gray |
| Drop resistance | — | Bad (E) · 10 drops |
| Fingerprint scanner | — | No |
| Frame material | — | Metal |
| Height | — | 267.3 mm (10.52 inches) |
| Rear material | — | Metal |
| Repairability | — | Good (3.05/5) |
| Thickness | 5.1 mm (0.20 in) — Thinnest Apple Product | 6.77 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Waterproof | — | No |
| Weight | 579 g (1.28 lbs) | 475 g (16.75 oz) |
| Width | — | 167.4 mm (6.59 inches) |
Main camera
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Honor Pad X9a |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p video recording | — | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | — | No |
| 8K video recording | — | No |
| Aperture | — | f/2.0 |
| Autofocus | — | Phase autofocus |
| Camera features | — | - |
| Flash | — | No |
| Image resolution | — | 8 MP |
| Lenses | — | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Matrix | — | 8 megapixels |
| Sensor size | — | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) |
| Slow motion | — | No |
| Stabilization | — | Digital |
| Zoom | — | Digital |
Memory
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Honor Pad X9a |
|---|---|---|
| Channels | — | 2 |
| Memory card | — | No |
| Memory clock | — | 2133 MHz |
| Memory type | — | LPDDR4X |
| RAM size | — | 6 GB |
| Storage size | — | 128 GB |
| Storage type | — | UFS 2.2 |
Other
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Honor Pad X9a |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | — | March 2025 |
| Bundled charger | — | Not included |
| Category | — | Budget |
| Launch price (MSRP) | — | $185 |
| Release date | — | March 2025 |
| Sensors | — | - Accelerometer |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Honor Pad X9a |
|---|---|---|
| Date | — | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-08-11(SkyBlack) | — | CPU Throttle |
Selfie camera
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Honor Pad X9a |
|---|---|---|
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | — | No |
| Megapixels | — | 5 megapixels |
| Video resolution | — | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
Software
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Honor Pad X9a |
|---|---|---|
| OS updates | — | 5 years |
| Operating system | — | Android 15 |
| ROM | — | MagicOS 9 |
Sound
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Honor Pad X9a |
|---|---|---|
| Dolby Atmos | — | No |
| FM radio | — | No |
| Headphone audio jack | — | No |
| Speakers | — | 4.0 |
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