Honor Pad 8 w/ Snapdragon 680 chipset & 12-inch display now official

Honor has just launched a whole bunch of new products in China including their new Honor MagicBook 14 and Honor X8 5G smartphone. Then there’s the new Honor Pad 8, their latest tablet offering.

The Honor Pad 8 will come in three colors: Dawn Blue, Dawn Gold, and Mint Green. It features a large 12-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 2000 x 1200, pixel density of 195 PPI, and 350 nits brightness.

The Honor Pad 8 runs Honor’s Magic UI 6.1 (Android 12) underneath and is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 680 4G chipset and the Adreno 610 GPU. It is also configurable with either 4GB, 6GB, or 8GB of RAM with all models coming with 128GB of built-in storage.

When taking photos or videos, the Honor Pad 8’s rear and front camera setup features a single 5-megapixel camera. For connectivity, it has USB Type-C with USB OTG support, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 5.1.

The tablet also comes equipped with 8 stereo speakers and one microphone. For its battery, the Honor Pad 8 packs in a 7,250 mAh battery with 22.5 W fast charging.

The Honor Pad 8 measures 278.5 x 174.1 x 6.9 mm and weighs just 520 grams. The tablet also has an optional stylus and keyboard cover, but both are optional extras.

The Honor Pad 8 is priced in China as follows:

• 4GB + 128GB: CNY 1,499PHP 12,083USD 206INR 17,453EUR 196
• 6GB + 128GB: CNY 1,799PHP 14,502USD 247INR 20,945EUR 235
• 8GB + 128GB: CNY 1,999PHP 16,114USD 275INR 23,274EUR 261