Honor Pad 8 review

Introduction and specs

Honor's largest tablet to date, the Pad 8, comes with a massive 12-inch display and a promising 8-driver speaker system, making for a compelling media gobbling offering. It doesn't hurt that it manages to fit everything in a reasonably lightweight package that's also pretty handsome.

Worthy of note on the spec sheet is the Snapdragon 680 chipset and the 7250mAh battery. The tablet runs Android 12 with a layer of in-house MagicUI on top and, importantly, has a fully functional Google app suite, unlike its Huawei counterparts.

Honor Pad 8 specs at a glance:

• Body: 278.5x174.1x6.9mm, 520g; Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back; Stylus support.
• Display: 12.00" IPS LCD, 1B colors, 350 nits (typ), 1200x2000px resolution, 15:9 aspect ratio, 194ppi.
• Chipset: Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm): Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver); Adreno 610.
• Memory: 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM.
• OS/Software: Android 12, Magic UI 6.1.
• Rear camera: 5 MP, f/2.2, 27mm, AF, 1/5".
• Front camera: 5 MP, f/2.2, 27mm, 1/5".
• Video capture: Rear camera: 1080p@30fps; Front camera: 1080p@30fps.
• Battery: 7250mAh; Fast charging 22.5W, Reverse charging 5W.
• Misc: Accelerometer; stereo speakers (8 speakers).

Honor Pad 8 unboxing

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