Honor MagicPad 3 Pro outpaces Xiaomi 17 Pro Max in early benchmarks

The Honor MagicPad 3 Pro is set to launch in China as the first flagship tablet that's powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Ahead of the release, the tab has surfaced on Weibo with impressive AnTuTu benchmark scores. To be specific, the highest overall score shared by a specific user is 4,302,345.

This AnTuTu score is higher than the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max, which is powered by the same Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC. More precisely, per AnTuTu, Xiaomi's current top-end flagship phone can get around 3,507,568 points. Of course, it seems that this level of performance won't be limited to Honor's new flagship tablet.

Previously, the Honor Magic 8 Pro surfaced on Weibo with an AnTuTu score of 4,166,339 points, which is also higher than what the current flagship phones from Xiaomi can achieve. As we covered in a separate piece, it appears that Xiaomi's implementation of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is limiting the SoC's performance on its devices.

Things can, of course, get better with software tweaks, but it's unclear whether Xiaomi will be able to make its flagship phones keep up with the competition. Getting back to the MagicPad 3 Pro, it will reportedly have a 13.3-inch display with a 165 Hz refresh rate.

Under the hood, it's rumored to feature a large 12,450 mAh battery, and the tablet is expected to feature PC-grade productivity apps (ProtoArc multi-device foldable keyboard curr. $39.98 on Amazon). More official details could emerge before the Chinese event set for October 15, 2025.