Apple iPad Pro 13″ (M5) vs Honor MagicPad4

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iPad Pro 13″ (M5) compared with MagicPad4

	AppleiPad Pro 13″ (M5)	HonorMagicPad4
Overview
Released
Released	October 2025	March 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13″	12.3″
Resolution
Resolution	2752 × 2064	3000 × 1920 (better)
Sharpness
Sharpness	265 pixels per inch	290 pixels per inch (better)
Panel
Panel	Tandem OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	165 Hz (better)
Brightness
Brightness	1,000 nits	–
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	1,600 nits	2,400 nits (better)
Display type
Display type	Ultra Retina XDR display, tandem OLED; 13 inches measured diagonally as a rectangle	OLED; 93% screen-to-body ratio; 1,000,000:1 typical contrast
Pixel density
Pixel density	264 ppi	290 ppi
Brightness detail
Brightness detail	SDR 1,000 nits max; XDR 1,000 nits max full screen, 1,600 nits peak (HDR content only); 1 nit minimum; 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio	2,400 nits HDR peak is activated in strong light with HDR content; T3 measured a maximum of 730 nits while playing HDR video in strong light
Display features
Display features	ProMotion with adaptive refresh rates from 10Hz to 120Hz; wide colour (P3); True Tone; fully laminated; anti-reflective coating; fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating; nano-texture glass option on 1TB and 2TB models	60, 90, 120, 144 or 165 Hz; 10-bit colour, 1.07 billion colours, DCI-P3; IMAX Enhanced
Performance
Chip
Chip	M5	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Memory
Memory	12 GB – 16 GB	12 GB – 16 GB
Storage
Storage	256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB (better)	256 GB, 512 GB
CPU
CPU	9-core CPU with 3 performance and 6 efficiency cores (256GB and 512GB models); 10-core CPU with 4 performance and 6 efficiency cores (1TB and 2TB models)	Octa-core; third-generation Oryon CPU, up to 3.8 GHz; 3 nm manufacturing process
GPU
GPU	10-core GPU with Neural Accelerators and hardware-accelerated ray tracing; Media Engine with H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW, AV1 decode; 153GB/s memory bandwidth	Adreno GPU
AI engine
AI engine	16-core Neural Engine	–
Cameras
Rear camera
Rear camera	12 MP	13 MP (better)
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	None
Front camera
Front camera	12 MP (better)	9 MP
Rear camera
Rear camera	12MP Wide, ƒ/1.8, five-element lens, autofocus with Focus Pixels, Adaptive True Tone flash, digital zoom up to 5x, Smart HDR 4	13 MP, f/2.0, autofocus
Front camera
Front camera	Landscape 12MP Center Stage TrueDepth camera, ƒ/2.0; Portrait mode and Portrait Lighting	9 MP, f/2.2, fixed focus
Video recording
Video recording	4K at 24, 25, 30 or 60 fps; ProRes up to 4K at 30 fps (1080p at 30 fps on 256GB); slo-mo 1080p at 120 or 240 fps; stereo recording and Audio zoom	–
Depth sensor
Depth sensor	LiDAR Scanner	–
Battery and connections
Battery (mAh)
Battery (mAh)	–	10,100 mAh
Fastest charging
Fastest charging	–	66 W
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 10 hours	–
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	38.99 Wh	–
Mobile data option
Mobile data option	Yes	No
Stylus
Stylus	Supported, sold separately	Supported, sold separately
Keyboard made for it
Keyboard made for it	Yes	Yes
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 10 hours surfing the web on Wi-Fi or watching video; up to 9 hours surfing the web on mobile data	Lithium-ion polymer; 10,000 mAh rated capacity
Charging
Charging	Up to 50% in around 30 minutes with a 60W or higher USB-C adapter (sold separately)	HONOR SuperCharge, up to 66 W; power adapter sold separately
USB-C
USB-C	Thunderbolt / USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s) with charging and DisplayPort; one external display up to 6K at 60Hz or 4K at 120Hz	–
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO (Apple N1 chip); Thread	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), a/b/g/n/ac; 2.4 and 5 GHz; 2×2 MIMO, MLO, 4096 QAM, 160 MHz and MU-MIMO
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 6	Bluetooth 6.0; BLE, LE Audio and Auracast; SBC, AAC, LDAC, aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LC3 and LHDC 5.0; ASHA and LE Audio hearing aids
Mobile network
Mobile network	Apple C1X modem; 5G (sub-6 GHz) with 4x4 MIMO; Gigabit LTE; eSIM only	–
Stylus support
Stylus support	Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C); Apple Pencil hover	HONOR Magic-Pencil 3, sold separately
Keyboards
Keyboards	Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro (black or white)	HONOR MagicPad4 Smart Keyboard, sold separately
Design
Weight
Weight	579 g	450 g (better)
Thickness
Thickness	5.1 mm	4.8 mm (better)
Height × width
Height × width	281.6 × 215.5 mm	178.8 × 273.4 mm
Operating system
Operating system	iPadOS	Android
Biometrics
Biometrics	Face ID	–
Speakers
Speakers	Four-speaker audio	Eight speakers with high- and low-frequency array; HONOR Spatial Audio
Microphones
Microphones	Studio-quality four-mic array	–
Sensors
Sensors	Three-axis gyro, accelerometer, barometer, ambient light sensors	–
Materials
Materials	100% recycled aluminium enclosure; 30% recycled content overall	All-metal unibody chassis
Colours
Colours	Silver, Space Black	Gray, White; 16 GB / 512 GB available in Gray only at launch
Software at launch
Software at launch	iPadOS 26	MagicOS 10, based on Android 16; PC mode with multiple resizable windows
In the box
In the box	iPad Pro; polishing cloth with nano-texture glass models (no cable or power adapter in the UK)	Tablet, USB Type-C cable, quick start guide and warranty card