The Honor Pad 10 has a large screen based on an IPS matrix. The diagonal is 12.1 inches, the refresh rate is 120 Hz, and the resolution is 2560×1600. The characteristics are modern, such a set of technologies provides a clear and smooth picture.

Color rendering is also at a level. Honor claims 100% coverage of the DCI-P3 color space (or 96% NTSC and 133% sRGB). Simply put, the display displays realistic shades, so you can safely work in graphic editors. And watching videos will be much more enjoyable.

You can comfortably watch HDR content on the tablet. The AI-based brightness control technology changes the backlight from 1 to 500 nits. That is, any HDR videos will look much brighter and richer than standard video.

Honor always pays great attention to eye protection in its smartphones and tablets. It is not surprising, because we spend a lot of time with gadgets. Honor Pad 10 in this regard can boast a serious set of technologies.

The absence of flickering and reduction of blue light levels are confirmed by TÜV Rheinland certificates. The Circadian Night Screen function automatically adjusts the screen temperature after sunset, reaching a maximum level at 11:00 p.m., and the Dynamic Brightness technology imitates natural changes in lighting. All this helps reduce eye strain, especially in the evening and at night.

Tablets, especially those in the lower and mid-price segments, usually don’t shine with performance. Any modern mobile processor will suffice for basic tasks, but if you also need to play demanding games or work, the hardware should be faster.

In this regard, the Honor Pad 10 stands out from its competitors. It is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset, a solution with AI functions for mid-range devices. What is especially important is that the chip also has a good Adreno 720 video core, which is suitable for demanding games like Call of Duty: Mobile. Compared to the Honor Pad 9, the performance of the central processor has increased by 20%, and the graphics subsystem by 100%.

Of course, if the chip can handle games, it will also be suitable for work, especially considering the decent amount of RAM at 8 GB. If necessary, the RAM can be expanded by another 8 GB using Honor RAM Turbo technology – this will be useful if you run many applications at once.

There is also enough permanent memory. There are two configurations: 8/128 and 8/256. For basic tasks, even the junior version of 128 GB will be enough, and if you are going to play a lot or download videos, for example, on a trip, it is better to take the 256 GB version.

Sound on tablets has become as much of a focus as the display. This is logical – the device is great for watching high-quality video, such as movies or music videos, and you don’t always want to sit with headphones on. The Honor Pad 10 tablet has six speakers at once, and Honor Spatial Audio and Honor sound technologies make the sound voluminous and powerful.

Headphones, however, also have their own tricks: spatial sound works with them too, and in addition, the tablet has Hi-Res Audio and Wireless Hi-Res Audio certifications for high-quality sound output both via a wire and wireless connection. Please note that for high-quality wireless codecs to work, the headphones must also support them.

One of the strengths of tablets compared to other devices is good autonomy. Of course, for this, the device must be equipped with a capacious battery – from 10,000 mAh and more, especially for tablets with large screens. Now this can be called a kind of standard, although not all manufacturers follow it.

The Honor Pad 10 has a 10,100 mAh battery, which the company claims will last up to 25 hours of online video playback or up to 1,434 hours of standby time. It comes with a 35 W charger, and the tablet supports a maximum of 66 W. You can also use an adapter from another Honor device.

The Honor Pad 10 comes pre-installed with MagicOS 9.0, which is based on Android 15. It offers a whole range of AI tools that will come in handy not only in everyday scenarios but also in work tasks.

Of particular note is the Honor Notes app, which can automatically format text and create short summaries of documents. It also supports recognition and translation of text in foreign languages.

Work will be even easier with the Honor Documents app, this feature complements the ecosystem, providing access to files on all devices, and also provides flexible screen splitting settings.

“Text Editor with AI” makes working with documents even easier by offering a wide range of functions: improving and composing text from scratch, paraphrasing, and checking grammar in several languages. Even if you have no writing skills, this tool will help you complete the task competently.

Finally, Magic Portal and Magic Capsule technologies demonstrate how AI can simplify everyday tablet use.

Magic Portal recognizes text and visual content on the screen for quick search. For example, you can highlight an image of a product and quickly get information about its price and availability.

Magic Capsule provides convenient interaction with notifications. You don’t have to go to the application, but simply click on the notification capsule and get all the information you need.

No matter what price you pay for a device, you always want it to be stylish, durable and compact. The Honor Pad 10 has a metal case that is only 6.29 mm thick and weighs 525 grams. The 270° bending technology has reduced the weight of the device by 29% and reduced the thickness of the case by 0.6 mm.

When choosing a gadget, everything, of course, always comes down to money. The cost of the Honor Pad 10 starts at 29,990 rubles. However, when buying a tablet from July 25 to August 18, stores give a discount of 7,000 rubles and a gift of your choice – Honor CHOICE Earbuds X5 Pro headphones or Honor CHOICE Watch 2i smartwatch.

For the final price of  22,990 thousand rubles, it is very difficult to find a reliable, let alone a laptop, from a famous manufacturer – most mid-budget tablet competitors lose to Honor in terms of the totality of characteristics. Some have a smaller screen, some have a weaker battery, and some are even inferior in performance. Honor in this regard offers the best balance – nothing extra, but all the important characteristics are up to par. A full review of the tablet from the editors of Hi-Tech Mail can be read