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HONOR Pad 20 vs Surface Pro 9

WINNER
HONOR Pad 20
58.5Inno Score
VS
Surface Pro 9

Microsoft

Surface Pro 9

$1,000

58.1Inno Score
44.2chipPerformancechip48
62.1Display71.4
64.7Battery—
73.1Portability20
63.2Features81.3
3 spec wins — HONOR Pad 203 spec wins — Surface Pro 9

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: HONOR Pad 20 scores 58.5 against 58.1 for Surface Pro 9. Pick by the categories that matter to you — HONOR Pad 20 edges ahead in portability, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the HONOR Pad 20

  • Stronger portability score: 73 vs 20
  • 40% lower weight: 525 g vs 879 g
  • 32% lower thickness: 6.3 mm vs 9.3 mm

Reasons to pick the Surface Pro 9

  • Stronger performance score: 48 vs 44
  • Stronger display score: 71 vs 62
  • Stronger features score: 81 vs 63
  • 33% higher RAM: 8 GB vs 6 GB
  • 25% higher Rear camera: 10 MP vs 8 MP

Display

Display comparison: HONOR Pad 20 versus Surface Pro 9
SpecHONOR Pad 20Surface Pro 9
Screen size12.1 ″13 ″+7%
Panel typeIPS LCDPixelSense Flow touchscreen
Resolution3000x18722880x1920
Pixel density292 ppi+9%267 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Peak brightness700 nits—

Performance

Performance comparison: HONOR Pad 20 versus Surface Pro 9
SpecHONOR Pad 20Surface Pro 9
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3Intel Core i5-1235U
RAM6 GB8 GB+33%
Storage options128GB / 256GB128GB / 256GB / 512GB / 1TB (removable SSD)

Battery

Battery comparison: HONOR Pad 20 versus Surface Pro 9
SpecHONOR Pad 20Surface Pro 9
Capacity10,100 mAh—
Charging66 W—

Design

Design comparison: HONOR Pad 20 versus Surface Pro 9
SpecHONOR Pad 20Surface Pro 9
Weight525 g+40%879 g
Thickness6.3 mm+32%9.3 mm
MaterialAll-metal unibodyAluminum

Camera

Camera comparison: HONOR Pad 20 versus Surface Pro 9
SpecHONOR Pad 20Surface Pro 9
Rear camera8 MP10 MP+25%
Front camera8 MP—

Connectivity

Connectivity comparison: HONOR Pad 20 versus Surface Pro 9
SpecHONOR Pad 20Surface Pro 9
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth5.35.1
CellularWi-Fi model: none (a separate 5G version exists)None (Intel model); 5G on the SQ 3 model
USBUSB-C 2.02x USB-C (USB4 / Thunderbolt 4)

Features

Features comparison: HONOR Pad 20 versus Surface Pro 9
SpecHONOR Pad 20Surface Pro 9
StylusHonor Magic-Pencil 4s (USB-C, sold separately)Surface Slim Pen 2, sold separately
Keyboard supportYesYes
Speakers6 speakersStereo (2W, Dolby Atmos)
Operating systemAndroid 16 (MagicOS 10)Windows 11 Home

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