Alongside its “Alpha Plan,” Honor is launching its new Honor Pad V9 tablet at MWC 2025, which delivers a great device for its price point.
Android tablets are pretty hit or miss when it comes to what they deliver for their price point, and I think it boils down to a few key areas – screen quality, performance, speakers, and the hardware. Honor isn’t breaking new ground with the overall experience for the Pad V9, but I do think the company nails balances those key metrics very well for its price.
The Honor Pad V9 has an 11.5-inch 2800×1840 display with Honor’s usual set of eye protection measures. The 144Hz display feels fast and gets reasonably bright too, with good uniformity across the entire display. Honor also says this tablet features “IMAX Enhanced” certification, and I will say that watching movies on this tablet has been pretty great, though I’m not sure IMAX has much to do with that. The onboard speakers sound good too, though they’re a bit too quiet at max volume.
Under the hood, the Pad V9 features a MediaTek Dimensity 8350 chipset which is fully capable. It performed well in games that I tried, and paired with 12GB of RAM, Android 15 with Honor’s Magic OS 9.0 is very fast and smooth.
Battery life is also stellar, with a 10,100 mAh battery inside that I don’t have to think about at all. Through movies or shows, the tablet has no problem holding up for a full day of use.
All of that is contained within a metal shell that’s just 6.1mm thick. The slim tablet is well-constructed and weighs 475g, lighter than Google’s Pixel Tablet, but heavier than the latest iPad Pro. The hardware is a delight to use overall, and really just cements the opinion I’ve formed on this tablet. Perhaps the only thing I’m frustrated by is the lack of any secure biometrics, a growing trend among Android tablets, but I can forgive it at this price point (and the insecure face unlock works pretty well).
While nothing about it is a huge standout, the Honor Pad V9 delivers a solid experience across the board. And for €250 (this won’t be coming to the US), it does that while punching well above its class. I’d easily compare this to a OnePlus Pad or even something like Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S FE series, which cost hundreds more. It’s a stellar deal if it’s available in your region. I really wish it was coming to the States.
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