In the world of Android tablets, comes the Honor Pad 8. Does it have what it takes to compete in this crowded space ? Let’s find out.
Design, Camera & Display
Surprisingly the Honor Pad 8 comes in one color, and it’s called “blue Hour” (erm…ok fine, let’s move on). The color is a blue shade with a matte finish. On the back with the camera module sits vertically in the top left corner.
The corners of the Honor Pad 8 are rounded. On the side, with the power button and volume rocker. On the top, 2 speakers sit with an additional 2 at the bottom separated by a USB-C charge port.
The Honor Pad 8 is 6.9mm thick and weighs 520g, easy and conformable to hold.
The 12 inch display takes over the front of the tablet, with 7.2mm side bezels and a screen-to-body ratio of 87%. A small 5MP selfie camera is also present.
The screen measures 12 inches and supports over a billion colours delivering great colors with depth. Honor describes it as an Eye-Care screen, which translates to it having Low Blue Light and Flicker Free certification from TUV Rheinland, which ads more comfort to your eyes while watching and specially while reading content.
The IPS FHD+ display comes with a resolution of 2000x1200p at 195ppi with a 60Hz refresh rate. Image quality is good, and the 15:9 ratio works well for reading and streaming videos.
Cameras are not really a focus point on tablets, but to start, the 5-megapixel selfie camera has a fixed focus and an f/2.2 aperture that works flawlessly with face unlocking and video conferencing. As for the back module, the 5-megapixel rear camera has an aperture of f/2.2 and an LED flash, with overall all good quality photos for a tablet.
Performance, Software & Battery
The Honor Pad 8 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 chipset alongside 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. Performance is good overall, just as you expect from a tablet in this category. App launching, multitasking, and general usage is good and doesn’t show any lags in general, unless you overload it with heavy apps running side by side in the split screen view feature.
Honor Pad 8 runs on Android 12 with Honor’s Magic UI 6.1 running on top which has added features like multi-windows mode and cross-screen working. You can link the Pad 8 with an Honor smartphone for cross-screen work (the smartphone screen is mirrored on the tablet’s screen).
Battery life is one of the strong point of this tablet. The Honor Pad 8’s 7250mAh battery was able to hold its breath for around 12.5 hours in our testing, which is a great outcome for such a level of tablets. The Honor Pad 8 comes with a 22.5W fast charger via USB-C.
Verdict
The Honor Pad 8 is an affordable tablet that is great for media consumption, and day to day tasks, and even students. thanks to its display and battery life. The Pad 8 comes in with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage.
