Honor Pad 20 Pro Launches With Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and PC Mode

Honor has unveiled the Pad 20 Pro, a new addition to its tablet range featuring a high-refresh-rate display, advanced processor, and an extended battery life. The tablet is positioned alongside the existing Honor Pad 20, which was launched in May. Honor is also offering a Paperlike Edition, which incorporates an anti-glare screen to provide an experience closer to reading and writing on paper.

The Honor Pad 20 Pro flaunts a 12.1-inch LCD display with a resolution of 3,000 × 1,872 pixels, a pixel density of 292 PPI, and a refresh rate capable of reaching up to 165Hz. This higher refresh rate offers smoother animations, scrolling, and gameplay. The display supports one billion colors, matches the DCI-P3 color range, and can reach up to 700 nits of brightness.

Eye-care features such as global DC dimming, dynamic brightness adjustment, low blue light reduction, and AI-based eye protection are also included. The Paperlike Edition adds an anti-glare treatment to minimize reflections and replicate some paper-like visual and tactile features.

Powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset, the tablet runs on MagicOS 10, based on Android 16. A standout feature is the PC Mode, which modifies the interface to mimic a desktop computer. This mode supports multiple windows, split-screen layouts, a mouse, keyboard shortcuts, and desktop-style file management. Additionally, Honor offers AI Memo, a tool capable of recording meetings, transcribing spoken audio into text, generating summaries, and producing mind maps from recordings.

The Magic-Pencil 4s stylus, compatible with the tablet, can be used for up to 10 hours of continuous writing after a 50-minute charge.

The tablet is equipped with a 13MP rear camera and an 8MP front-facing camera for capturing selfies and participating in video calls. A six-speaker stereo system, powered by Honor’s sound processing and DTS:X Ultra support, handles audio. Connectivity is provided through Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0, with no SIM card slot, meaning the tablet operates solely via Wi-Fi connection. The 10,100mAh battery promises up to 12 hours of video playback, seven hours of gaming, eight hours of note-taking, or 13 hours of reading.

Both the regular Pad 20 Pro and the Paperlike Edition are set for release, but specific pricing and broader availability information have yet to be disclosed.