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Honor Pad 9

R6,000
SKU: 4134
Brand: Honor
Category: Mobiles
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CPU: Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
RAM: 8GB/12GB
Storage: 128GB/256GB/512GB
Display: IPS LCD, 1B colors, 120Hz, 500 nits (typ)
Camera: 13MP
OS: Android 13, Magic OS 7.2

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

6.3

Display 6 / 10
Camera 5 / 10
Performance 7 / 10
Battery 7 / 10

PROS

4G and 5G network.
Aluminum frame and Back.
12.1-inch IPS screen with 120Hz refresh.
8/12GB RAM and 128/256/512GB ROM.
8300mAh battery with 35W charging.

CONS

Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset.
Single 13Mp rear camera.
No 3.5mm Audio jack.

The Honor Pad 9 is making major waves in the South African mid-range tablet space, bringing an expansive display and robust performance to the table. Starting from ZAR 6,000, it hits a brilliant price-to-performance sweet spot for university students, remote professionals, and multimedia lovers looking for a premium experience without breaking the bank.

As with any tech rollout, remember that the ZAR 6,000 baseline is subject to market forces. Depending on local retail markups, regional promotions, or whether you choose a standalone cash purchase versus a monthly data contract, the end price at checkout may vary.

Where to Buy It in South Africa

Honor has ensured comprehensive retail availability for the Pad 9, supplying major brick-and-mortar chains, tech specialists, and cellular networks nationwide:

Online Specialists & Tech Outlets: Takealot, Hi Online, Cellucity, and 4U.
Major Retail & Department Hubs: Makro, Game, HiFi Corp, and Foschini.
Value-Focused Retailers: Mr Price, PEP, and Ackermans.
Mobile Network Providers (Contract Plans): MTN and Chatz Connect.

Why the Honor Pad 9 is Worth Your Consideration

If you are putting your hard-earned rands toward this device, Honor has loaded it with impressive specifications that target high-quality productivity and entertainment:

Cinematic 12.1-Inch 2.5K Display: The tablet boasts a massive, ultra-sharp 12.1-inch screen featuring a smooth 120Hz refresh rate. It includes built-in TÜV Rheinland certified eye-protection technologies like dynamic dimming, making it perfect for long study sessions or binging your favorite series without eye fatigue.
Immersive Eight-Speaker Layout: Honor skipped standard stereo setups and packed eight individual speakers into the chassis. This creates a full surround-sound audio profile alongside vocal enhancement technology, ensuring zoom calls and movie dialogue remain perfectly clear.
Solid 4nm Snapdragon Processing: Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset paired with substantial storage configurations, it handles split-screen multitasking, document formatting, and casual gaming flawlessly.
All-Day Battery Power: To keep you moving through South African load-shedding schedules, it houses a generous 8,300mAh battery that easily survives a full day of active use and supports 35W fast charging to get you back up and running quickly.

Shopping Tip: Keep an eye out for special launch and promotional bundles. Outlets like Makro and Cellucity frequently bundle the Honor Pad 9 with a free official magnetic smart keyboard and stylus pen, which adds massive productivity value to your purchase straight out of the box.

Full Specifications

General

Brand	Honor
Model	Honor Pad 9
Announced	21 December, 2023
Released	21 December, 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	278.2 x 180.1 x 6.9 mm (10.95 x 7.09 x 0.27 in)
Weight	555 g or 568 g (1.22 lb)
Colors	Gray, Blue, White

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.	Yes (cellular model only)

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)	IPS LCD, 1B colors, 120Hz, 500 nits (typ)
Size	12.1 inches, 424.5 cm2 (~84.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	1600 x 2560 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~249 ppi density)
Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.	Anti-glare glass

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.	13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), AF
Video	1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera	8 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video	1080p@30fps

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.	Magic OS 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 SM6450 Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (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 (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
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 710
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.	8GB/12GB
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.	128GB/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.	microSDXC (cellular model only)
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.	Accelerometer

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.	5.1, A2DP, LE
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, 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.	No
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 8300 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.	35W wired

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Display: Screen size, image quality (brightness, colors, contrast, etc), visibility in sun light, angles of view and touchscreen.

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Camera: Usability of Camera interface, image and video quality in different light conditions and environment.

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