Honor has unveiled the MagicPad 4 ahead of its full debut at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, confirming a 4.8mm profile that makes it thinner than both the 5.1mm Apple iPad Pro and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 in the premium Android tablet segment.
The MagicPad 4 measures a full millimetre thinner than its predecessor, the MagicPad 3, while also shedding 145 grams to reach a total weight of 450g, a reduction Honor attributes to a smaller screen size and a switch from LCD to OLED display technology.
The 12.3-inch OLED panel carries a 3000 x 1920 resolution and a 165Hz refresh rate, a specification more commonly found in gaming tablets. Powering the device is Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset paired with up to 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, placing the MagicPad 4 among the most capable Android tablets announced ahead of MWC 2026.
Despite the thinner chassis, the tablet retains a 10,100 mAh battery with 66W fast charging included in the box, a configuration that undercuts the Galaxy Tab S12 series on both thickness and charging speed before Samsung has even announced that product.
Display and audio
The shift from LCD to OLED closes a gap that had kept the MagicPad line behind some of the best tablets like the iPad Pro and Galaxy Tab S series, both of which moved to OLED panels in recent generations while Honor’s previous models relied on LCD technology.
Eight speakers sit within the slim chassis to support spatial audio playback, a hardware count that matches or exceeds most competing tablets in the premium Android category and signals the MagicPad 4 as a direct multimedia rival to Apple and Samsung flagships.
A 13MP rear camera and a 9MP front camera round out the hardware, while MagicOS 10, based on Android 16, handles the software side alongside a PC Mode that allows apps to run in a stackable windowed format for desktop-style multitasking.
The tablet also supports cross-platform connectivity with Apple devices, a feature that broadens its productivity credentials in mixed-device environments where both Android and iOS hardware are in regular use.
Honor plans a full reveal of pricing and regional availability at MWC Barcelona, which runs from March 2 to March 5, with general availability expected to follow in April 1.
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