Honor Pad 8 review

Introduction and specifications

Honor’s largest tablet to date, the Pad 8, features a huge 12-inch display and a promising 8-driver speaker system, making it a compelling media offering. It doesn’t hurt that it manages to fit everything into a reasonably light package that’s pretty cool too.

Noteworthy in the datasheet is the Snapdragon 680 chipset and the 7250 mAh battery. The tablet runs Android 12 with an internal MagicUI layer on top, and importantly, it has a fully functional Google app suite, unlike its Huawei counterparts.

Honor Pad 8 specifications at a glance:

• Body: 278.5×174.1×6.9mm, 520g; Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back; Stylus holder.
• Screen: 12.00 “IPS LCD, 1B colors, 350 nit (typical), 1200x2000px resolution, 15: 9 aspect ratio, 194ppi.
• Chipset: Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm): Octa-core (4×2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold and 4×1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver); Adreno 610.
• Memory: 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM.
• Operating system / software: Android 12, Magic UI 6.1.
• Rear camera: 5 MP, f / 2.2, 27 mm (wide angle), 1/5 “, 1.12 µm.
• Front camera: 5 MP, f / 2.2, 27 mm (wide angle), 1/5 “, 1.12 µm.
• Video capture: Rear camera: 1080p @ 30fps; Front camera: 1080p @ 30fps.
• Battery: 7250 mAh; Fast charging 22.5W, reverse charging 5W
• Various: Accelerometer; stereo speakers (8 speakers).

Honor Pad 8 unboxing

Pad 8 comes in a white cardboard box with a likeness of the device printed on top. The content includes a 22.5W charger and a USB-A-to-C cable to match it.