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Honor 100

Honor 100
Honor 100
Honor 100
Honor 100
R6,000
SKU: 3672
Brand: Honor
Category: Mobiles
Available
  • CPU: Octa-core (1x2.63 GHz Cortex-A715 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x1.8GHz Cortex-A510)
  • RAM: 12GB/16GB
  • Storage: 256GB/512GB
  • Display: OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits (peak)
  • Camera: 50MP
  • OS: Android 13, MagicOS 7.2

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

7
  • Display 7 / 10
  • Camera 7 / 10
  • Performance 7 / 10
  • Battery 7 / 10

PROS

  1. Large OLED display.
  2. Powerful Large battery.
  3. Qualcomm processor.
  4. Good design.

CONS

  1. FM Radio was unavailable.

The Honor Pad X8a has entered the South African entry-level tablet space as a highly affordable, large-screen option. Starting from a very competitive ZAR 3,000, it carved out a specific niche for budget-conscious students, parents looking for an educational kids’ tablet, and everyday casual users who want plenty of digital real estate without a heavy financial layout.

Keep in mind that while ZAR 3,000 serves as the general baseline, exact shelf prices can vary depending on individual retailer promotions, your regional location in South Africa, or whether you decide to pay upfront cash versus financing it through a cellular plan.

Where to Buy It in South Africa

Honor has expanded its local retail partnerships to make the Pad X8a widely available across digital storefronts, clothing retailers, and cellular networks nationwide:

  • Digital Platforms & Tech Outlets: Takealot, Hi Online, Cellucity, and 4U.

  • Major Retail & Department Counters: Makro, Game, HiFi Corp, and Foschini.

  • Everyday Value & Apparel Outlets: Mr Price, PEP, and Ackermans.

  • Mobile Network Providers (Contracts & Bundles): MTN and Chatz Connect.

What Makes the Honor Pad X8a a Great Value?

At around the R3,000 mark, tablet displays are often small or have low resolutions, and battery life is easily compromised. Honor has pushed past those boundaries by offering robust multimedia essentials:

  • 11-Inch Eye Comfort Display: The highlight of the tablet is its generous 11-inch screen, which features a fluid 90Hz refresh rate and an 84% screen-to-body ratio. Crucially, it incorporates multi-fold eye protection like Dynamic Dimming and e-Book mode—both certified by TÜV Rheinland—making it excellent for late-night study sessions or kid-friendly reading.

  • Massive 8,300mAh Battery Power: To keep you completely free from battery anxiety during extended South African load-shedding blocks, it houses an incredibly large 8,300mAh battery. Honor rates this cell for up to 14 hours of continuous online video playback, meaning it can easily survive days of intermittent casual use.

  • Clear Quad-Speaker Audio Setup: While most budget tablets resort to basic stereo or mono audio, the X8a features a large-amplitude quad-speaker layout. Tuned via the Honor Histen algorithm, it automatically isolates and enhances human vocals—making it much easier to follow along with digital classrooms or zoom calls over background noise.

  • Sleek Metal Unibody Profile: Despite its budget target, it features a premium, slim metal design. Measuring only 7.25mm thin and weighing just 495 grams, it maintains a lightweight, ergonomic feel that is comfortable to hold all day and slips effortlessly into a standard backpack.

  • Efficient Snapdragon Processing & Software: Driven by a power-efficient 6nm Snapdragon 680 chipset and running MagicOS 8.0 (based on Android 14), it comfortably manages daily applications. It also supports smart split-screen multi-tasking, allowing you to open up to four apps at once or view two windows of the same app side-by-side.

Shopping Tip: Because the Honor Pad X8a is highly accessible, check out supermarket tech counters like PEP and Ackermans. They frequently match the lowest prepaid cash prices and often include special network bundle deals, free starter airtime, or local data promotions.

Full Specifications

General

Brand Honor
Model Honor 100
Announced 23 November, 2023
Released 23 November, 2023
Status Available
Price ZAR 6,000

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones. Bar
Dimensions 161.9 x 74.1 x 7.8 mm (6.37 x 2.92 x 0.31 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz)
Colors Black, Silver, Blue, Violet

Network

2G Network
3G Network
4G Network
5G Network
SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages. Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits (peak)
Size 6.7 inches, 108.5 cm2 (~90.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1200 x 2664 pixels (~436 ppi density)

Media

Audio Playback
Video Playback
FM Radio No
Ring Tones
Loudspeaker

Camera

Main Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality. 50 MP, f/2.0, 27mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 112˚ (ultrawide), AF
Camera Features HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera 50 MP, f/2.1
Camera Features HDR
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device. Android 13
User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface. MagicOS 7.2

Hardware

Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming. Qualcomm SM7550-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone. Octa-core (1x2.63 GHz Cortex-A715 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x1.8GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion. Adreno 720
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. 12GB/16GB
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored. 256GB/512GB
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras. No
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device. Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass, ultrasound proximity

Connectivity

Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices. 5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world. Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-fi Hotspot
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Positioning GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky. GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS (B1I+B1c)
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.

Battery

Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium. Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device. 100W wired, 100% in 32 min (advertised)
5W reverse wired

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