Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) vs Honor MagicPad 3
Review
Key differences
Key distinctions and advantages between Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) and Honor MagicPad 3
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024)
- + Apple A17 Pro chipset
- + 8.3 inches display
- + 8 GB/128 GB
- + 5078 mAh battery
Reasons to consider the Honor MagicPad 3
- + Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset
- + 13.3 inches display
- + 165 Hz refresh
- + 8 GB/256 GB
- + 12450 mAh battery
Pros & Cons
- Flagship performance
- 5G connectivity
- No significant drawbacks for its tier
"A high-end flagship Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) tablet with strong performance (88/100). Suited for professional creative work and demanding apps."
- Excellent display
- Solid performance
- No significant drawbacks for its tier
"A high-end flagship Honor MagicPad 3 tablet with excellent display (89/100). Suited for professional creative work and demanding apps."
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Visual size comparison
| Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) | Honor MagicPad 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 7.69" | 11.57" |
| Width | 5.31" | 7.93" |
| Thickness | 0.25" | 0.23" |
| Height (mm) | 195.40 | 293.90 |
| Width (mm) | 134.80 | 201.40 |
| Thickness (mm) | 6.30 | 5.80 |
Benchmarks
| Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) | Honor MagicPad 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 7397 | 6707 |
| Compute Score (GPU) | 25633 | 16535 |
| Single-core score | 2972 | 2176 |
| Multi-core score | 7397 | 6707 |
| AnTuTu Benchmark 11 | 1831753 | 2333285 |
| CPU | 561942 | 643259 |
| GPU | 500058 | 818824 |
| Memory | 217684 | 348314 |
| UX | 552069 | 522888 |
| Total score | 1831753 | 2333285 |
| 3DMark Steel Nomad Light | 1348 | — |
| Stability | 79% | — |
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | — |
| Graphics score | 5747 | — |
| 3DMark Solar Bay | 5747 | — |
| Section 1 | 27 FPS | — |
| Section 2 | 21 FPS | — |
| Section 3 | 16 FPS | — |
| PCMark 3.0 | — | — |
| Web score | — | — |
| Video editing | — | — |
| Photo editing | — | — |
| Data manipulation | — | — |
| Writing score | — | — |
Specifications
| Specification | Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) ↗ | Honor MagicPad 3 ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 8.3 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1488 x 2266 pixels | 2136 x 3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:02 | 3:02 |
| PPI | 327 ppi | 289 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1000 nits | |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 77.80% | 89% |
| Display features | #NAME? | #NAME? |
| Display tests | ||
| RGB color space | 99.40% | 99.70% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 35 ms | 20 ms |
| Contrast | 1221:01:00 | 612:01:00 |
| Peak brightness test (auto) | 514 nits | 711 nits |
| Specification | Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) ↗ | Honor MagicPad 3 ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 195.4 mm (7.69 inches) | 293.9 mm (11.57 inches) |
| Width | 134.8 mm (5.31 inches) | 201.4 mm (7.93 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.3 mm (0.25 inches) | 5.8 mm (0.23 inches) |
| Weight | 293 g (10.34 oz) | 595 g (20.99 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple | White, Gold, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Area | 263 cm 2 (40.8 inches 2 ) | 592 cm 2 (91.8 inches 2 ) |
| Repairability | Average (2.73/5) | |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 77.80% | 89% |
| Specification | Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) ↗ | Honor MagicPad 3 ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| SoC | ||
| Chipset | Apple A17 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3780 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.11 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 3.78 GHz: Everest | - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon |
| GPU | ||
| Graphics | 6 core Apple GPU | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1398 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2147.2 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
| Specification | Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) ↗ | Honor MagicPad 3 ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Configuration | 8 / 128 GB | 8 / 256 GB |
| RAM | ||
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | ||
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage | ||
| Storage size | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
| Memory card max size |
| Specification | Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) ↗ | Honor MagicPad 3 ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Operating system | iPadOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.4) | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | MagicOS 10 | |
| OS updates | 5 years |
| Specification | Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) ↗ | Honor MagicPad 3 ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 5078 mAh | 12450 mAh |
| Max charge power | 20 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (80% in 75 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Specification | Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) ↗ | Honor MagicPad 3 ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Quad LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP | 1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Macro: 2 MP |
| Camera features | #NAME? | #NAME? |
| Standard lens | ||
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | ||
| Sensor size | ||
| Pixel size | ||
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Specification | Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) ↗ | Honor MagicPad 3 ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 9 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | CMOS | |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
| Specification | Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) ↗ | Honor MagicPad 3 ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | #NAME? | #NAME? |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | #NAME? | #NAME? |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS | |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Network | ||
| Number of SIM* | ||
| Type of SIM card | eSIM | No |
| Multi SIM mode | ||
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | |
| 2G network | ||
| 3G network | UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | |
| 4G network | LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48 | |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
| Specification | Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) ↗ | Honor MagicPad 3 ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Speakers | Stereo | 8 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | |
| Speakers test | ||
| Max loudness | 82.9 dB | 85 dB |
| Specification | Apple iPad mini 8.3" (7th Gen, 2024) ↗ | Honor MagicPad 3 ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | 24-Oct | 25-Jul |
| Release date | 24-Oct | 25-Jul |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $599 |
| SAR (body) | ||
| Sensors | #NAME? | #NAME? |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 66 W |
