Seldom does a tablet in our review make such a strong case as a top pick and an iPad alternative
Although the Honor MagicPad 4 is located in the middle class, it confidently takes aim at Apple’s far more expensive competition. The Honor tablet is positioning itself as an exciting OLED alternative to the iPad Air, mainly because the MagicPad4 offers significantly more in key areas, especially when it comes to the display.
With its 12.3-inch OLED display, the MagicPad 4 delivers outstanding image quality for its mid range price tag, here users of an iPad Air 13 can only dream of. In our review of the MagicPad 4 we outlined the OLED screen’s advantages over the iPad Air 13’s IPS panel in detail. When it comes to watching movies and series in HDR, the Honor tablet plays in a different league.
Affordable OLED tablet as an alternative to the Apple iPad Air and iPad Pro
Honor also makes a bold statement in terms of audio performance with its mid-range tablet. Eight loudspeakers deliver impressively powerful sound in our measurements - good enough to compete with the iPad Pro 13, whose frequency response is even slightly worse than that of the MagicPad 4.
The price difference between the two devices is particularly striking. While Apple charges well into the four‑figure range for the iPad Pro, especially once you add the matching accessories, Honor offers a complete package including keyboard and stylus for just around $750 (RRP). However, it is not officially sold in the US.
The mid-range tablet even surprises with its premium build quality. It is in no way inferior to an iPad Pro. Even the premium model from Apple is not as thin as the MagicPad 4 and the weight of the Honor tablet is also significantly lower than that of an iPad Pro 13, although to be fair, it also offers a slightly larger display.
However, there is one limitation: in terms of performance, Apple remains the undisputed leader - at least when it comes to the CPU unit. The MagicPad 4 uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, which performs strongly in everyday use, but cannot compete with the M4 chipset from Apple.
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