Detak Media — Honor is set to debut its latest flagship tablet, the MagicPad 3 Pro, powered by Qualcomm’s cutting-edge Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor. This announcement follows Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit in Maui, Hawaii, highlighting Honor’s commitment to integrating the latest chipset technology in its devices.
The MagicPad 3 Pro is scheduled for release in China in October, coinciding with the launch of Honor’s Magic 8 flagship smartphones. Positioned as a more advanced alternative to the MagicPad 3, which debuted in July with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, the Pro model promises significant performance enhancements.
Performance Upgrades with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Qualcomm reports that the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 delivers a 20% increase in CPU performance, a 23% GPU boost, and a 37% faster Hexagon NPU compared to its predecessor. These improvements are expected to enhance multitasking capabilities, accelerate on-device generative AI applications, and deliver smoother gaming experiences.
Design and Display Features
The MagicPad 3 Pro retains the design aesthetics of the standard MagicPad 3, featuring a flat aluminum build and the signature squarcle camera module housing two lenses and a flash. The Honor logo remains prominently centered on the back panel, with identical button placement.
Display-wise, the Pro model is reported to maintain the large 13.3-inch screen size of its predecessor. The original MagicPad 3 sports a 3.2K LCD panel with a resolution of 3200 x 2136 pixels and supports refresh rates up to 165Hz, delivering vibrant visuals and smooth motion.
Enhanced Gaming and AI Capabilities
The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 supports native frame rate interpolation and upscaling technologies tailored for gaming. OnePlus has already confirmed leveraging these features, raising expectations that Honor will similarly optimize the MagicPad 3 Pro to enhance gaming performance on its high-resolution, high-refresh-rate display.
Pricing and Availability
While pricing details remain unconfirmed, the MagicPad 3 Pro is expected to command a premium over the MagicPad 3’s starting price of approximately $599, potentially approaching the $800 mark. Following its initial launch in China, the tablet is anticipated to become available in other markets in the coming months.
Market Impact
If Honor delivers on these specifications, the MagicPad 3 Pro could emerge as a formidable competitor to established tablets such as Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra and Apple’s latest iPad Pro, particularly in terms of raw processing power within the Android ecosystem.
