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Honor Pad X8a
The Honor Pad X8a is a budget 11-inch tablet with a 1920x1200 90Hz IPS LCD, a Snapdragon 680 chip and an 8,300mAh battery. It has a full-metal body, four speakers and a microSD slot, and some markets get a 4G LTE version. This is the standard model, not the Kids Edition.
Pros
- Full-metal unibody at 495g and 7.25mm
- 11-inch 1920x1200 display with 90Hz refresh
- 8,300mAh battery delivered long runtimes in review testing
- Four speakers with Hi-Res Audio certification
- microSD slot supports cards up to 1TB
Cons
- Snapdragon 680 is entry-level and struggles with demanding apps and games
- Slow charging, with a full charge taking several hours in review testing
- USB-C port is limited to USB 2.0 and cannot output video
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Honor Pad X8a
Display
- Screen size
- 11 ″
- Panel type
- IPS LCD
- Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Pixel density
- 207 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 90 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 400 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 403Bottom 3%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 1,378Bottom 2%
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage options
- 64GB / 128GB + microSD
Battery
- Capacity
- 8,300 mAh
Design
- Weight
- 495 g
- Thickness
- 7.3 mm
- Material
- Metal unibody
Camera
- Rear camera
- 5 MP
- Front camera
- 5 MP
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 5
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
- Cellular
- Wi-Fi only (4G LTE in some markets)
- USB
- USB-C 2.0
Features
- Speakers
- 4 speakers
- Operating system
- Android 14 (MagicOS 8.0)
Quick answers
Is the Honor Pad X8a good in 2026?
The Honor Pad X8a earns an Inno Score of 33.2/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The Honor Pad X8a is a budget 11-inch tablet with a 1920x1200 90Hz IPS LCD, a Snapdragon 680 chip and an 8,300mAh battery. It has a full-metal body, four speakers and a microSD slot, and some markets get a 4G LTE version. This is the standard model, not the Kids Edition.
What are the key specs of the Honor Pad X8a?
Screen size: 11 ″ · Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 · Capacity: 8,300 mAh · RAM: 4 GB
What are the closest alternatives to the Honor Pad X8a?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Lenovo X11A, Galaxy Tab A11, Tecno Megapad SE 2 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
