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Honor MagicPad3 / MagicPad3 Pro: specs, size and price

A thin 13.3-inch 3:2 tablet with excellent speakers and over 22 hours of battery life

Honor MagicPad3

Honor MagicPad3 / MagicPad3 Pro Photo: large-screens.com

Screen Size Rank
Size Rank
#39
of Letter Paper Size
of Letter Size
87%

Key specifications

  • Screen13.3″ IPS LCD, 165 Hz
  • Aspect ratio3:2 (1.50)between video and paper formats: good for documents and the web
  • Resolution3200 × 2136 pixelsvery sharp (289 ppi)
  • Brightness700 nits (1,000 nits peak)bright: fine in the shade outdoors
  • Screen area527 cm² · 87 % of a Letter sheet
  • SystemAndroid 15
  • ProcessorQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
  • Weight595 g
  • Penoptional
  • Keyboardoptional
  • Statuscurrent model
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Author Johannes Eva (viola)I am a classical musician (violist) with 20 years of professional experience in orchestra and chamber music. For many years, I have been advising colleagues, students, and fellow musicians in the choice of their tablet.

Along with the many positives of using tablets, I’ve also seen the negatives: tablets crashing just before going on stage, batteries that don’t hold up during long rehearsal days, and missing page turner pedals in concert.

Overview

The Honor MagicPad3 is a large, thin Android tablet with Google services, made for study, work and films. Reviewers praise its battery life, speakers and low weight, but regret its LCD screen and short update support. Notebookcheck rated it 86% (good); TechRadar, Tech Advisor and IT Pro gave it 4 out of 5.

The 13.3-inch screen has about the same area as the 13-inch iPad Pro. Its 3:2 format is taller than the usual 16:10, which suits documents and sheet music. It is sharp (291 ppi), glossy, flicker-free and runs at up to 165 Hz. Notebookcheck measured 753 nits, less than the 1,000 nits Honor advertises. The move from the OLED of the MagicPad 2 to LCD is the main complaint: Notebookcheck measured a low contrast of 612:1, with grayish blacks.

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is a 2023 flagship chip, fast for apps and games but slower than the newest chips. The tablet has 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage (no microSD slot) and runs MagicOS 9 (Android 15) with Google Play. Honor publishes no update policy; TechRadar and Tech Advisor report one Android update and two years of security patches. Widevine L1 (HD on Netflix) is not confirmed.

The Magic-Pencil 3 and the Smart Touch Keyboard with touchpad are sold separately; reviewers like both. Notebookcheck measured 22 hours 34 minutes of Wi-Fi browsing, and a full charge at 66 W takes about 1.5 hours. The tablet weighs 595 g; its eight speakers are among the most balanced Notebookcheck has measured. The USB-C port can drive a monitor; there is no headphone jack, fingerprint reader, GPS or cellular option.

Honor sells it in the UK at £599.99 (16/512 GB), but not in the US or its other European stores; it was out of stock in October 2026. The faster MagicPad3 Pro (Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) is sold only in China, without Google services.

Pros

  • Great harware
  • Bright screen (700 nits)
  • Large battery, superfast 66W charging
  • Stylus compatibility (Magic-Pencil 3)
  • Supports Google Mobile Services (GMS)

Cons

  • No SD-Card reader
  • No fingerprint scanner
  • Only one OS update and two years of security updates
  • Not available in North America

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Performance

Honor MagicPad3: Performance

The Honor MagicPad3 is powered by the relatively old Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, released in 2023 and built on a 4 nm process. It is a fast chip: demanding games, large drawings and video editing run smoothly. The same chip is used in the Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus. Compared with other large tablets:

  • The Apple M5 in the Apple iPad Pro 13″ (M5) is about 2.5 times faster.
  • The MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ in the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra is about 30 % faster.
  • The Honor MagicPad3 is about 3.5 times faster than the Meswao MES-B3 (Pro) and its MediaTek Helio G99.

Brightness

Honor MagicPad3: Maximum brightness

The screen of the Honor MagicPad3 reaches 700 nits according to Honor, which is bright: enough for bright rooms and for outdoor use in the shade, even in the summer. Notebookcheck measured 753 nits.

Size compared with the iPad Pro and a sheet of paper

The Honor MagicPad3 / MagicPad3 Pro drawn to scale with the 13-inch iPad Pro and a Letter sheet.

  • Honor MagicPad3
    11.1 × 7.4 in
  • iPad Pro 13″
    10.4 × 7.8 in
  • Letter sheet
    11.0 × 8.5 in

The Honor MagicPad3 / MagicPad3 Pro drawn to scale with the 13-inch iPad Pro and a Letter sheet.

Full specifications

Display
Screen size 13.3 inches
Screen area 81.6 in² · 527 cm² · 87 % of a Letter sheet · 101 % of the 13″ iPad Pro
Resolution 3200 × 2136
Pixel density 289 ppi
Aspect ratio 3:2 (1.50)
Panel IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz
Max brightness (maker) 700 nits (1,000 nits HDR)
Max brightness (measured) 753 cd/m² (Notebookcheck)
Min brightness (measured) 2.6 cd/m² (Notebookcheck)
Surface glossy
Performance and software
Operating system Android 15 (MagicOS 9.0.1)
Google services yes
Updates 2 years
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm)
Class flagship
RAM 8 GB / 12 GB / 16 GB
Storage 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB (UFS 3.1)
microSD no
Pen and keyboard
Pen optional — Honor Magic-Pencil 3
Keyboard optional — HONOR MagicPad3 Smart Touch Keyboard
Built-in kickstand no
Design and battery
Weight (tablet) 595 g (1.31 lb)
Thickness 5.8 mm
Dimensions 293.9 × 201.4 × 5.8 mm
Battery 12,450 mAh
Charging 66 W
Battery life 22.6 h (Wi-Fi browsing at 150 nits (22 h 34 min), Notebookcheck)
Ports 1 × USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1, DisplayPort output)
Video out (USB-C) yes
Headphone jack no
Speakers 8
Cameras 13 MP main (autofocus) + 2 MP macro rear, 9 MP front
Connectivity Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, none
Colours Grey, White
Price and availability
List price (manufacturer) £599.99 · ¥2,999
Status current model
Released August 2025
Sold in Europe, import only

Specifications checked on October 2, 2026. Prices are the manufacturers’ list prices (not Amazon prices) and change often.