Honor Pad 9 Spotted on GeekBench With Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SoC, Officially Confirmed To Launch Along with Honor 90 GT

Honor reveals the launch date of Honor 90 GT and Honor Pad 9 tablet.

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Highlights
  • We have spotted the upcoming Honor Pad 9 tablet in GeekBench listing with the model number HEY2-W19.
  • Earlier today, Honor confirmed the launch date of the Honor 90 GT and Honor Pad 9 tablet.
  • The upcoming devices will debut with Magic OS out of the box.

Update: MySmartPrice has spotted the upcoming Honor Pad 9 in the GeekBench benchmarking platform. The forthcoming tablet has scored 910 points in single-core and 2462 points in multi-core tests. We spotted the device in the GeekBench platform with the HEY2-W19 model number, which was earlier divulged through the 3C certification.

The listing reveals that Honor will equip the device with the codename parrot and a maximum clock speed of 2.21GHz. The GeekBench listing adds that Honor will ship the device with a top clock speed of 2.21GHz. The listing divulges that the chipset of Honor Pad 9 will have the model number SM6450.

For those unaware, SM6450 is the model number of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SoC launched in 2022. The chipset will pair with up to 12GB of RAM with the forthcoming tablet. The listing adds that Honor will ship the Pad 9 tablet with Android 13 out of the box.

Earlier story follows….

Honor executives recently started sharing teasers for the launch of the upcoming GT smartphones. The forthcoming Honor 90 GT and Honor X50GT smartphones are tipped to debut as the first Honor smartphones with 24GB RAM. Honor has announced the launch dates of the upcoming Honor 90 GT and Honor Pad 9 devices on its Weibo account.

The Honor 90GT and X50GT have seen several leaks so far with some tipsters on the Chinese microblogging platform Weibo revealing the launch timeline and chipset details of the upcoming Honor smartphones. Our team at MySmartPrice had also spotted the upcoming 90 GT smartphone in 3C certification. Meanwhile, tipster Digital Chat Station, had also tipped the camera specifications and hinted that Honor will debut the Honor Pad 9 with the upcoming device.

Honor 90 GT and Pad 9 Launch Date

Honor confirms that the upcoming smartphone will debut on December 21 in China. The event will start at 7PM (UTC + 8) and will be live-streamed through the social handles of the brand. The teaser shared by Honor to announce the launch date reveals the flat AMOLED panel with the upcoming device. The Chinese company will equip the device with a centred punch hole and flat edges.

Honor teases the blue variant of the smartphone with a dual rear camera island in black. The camera island also houses the LED flash and the GT branding. The power button and volume rockers can be seen on the right side of the device. Honor confirms that the device will debut with Magic OS based on Android out of the box.

Honor shared another teaser confirming the debut of Honor Pad 9 with the GT series smartphone. The teaser divulges that Honor will equip the upcoming tablet with a single rear camera placed on a camera island in the middle of the device. The Honor branding can also be seen on the forthcoming device. The upcoming tablet recently received 3C certification, confirming 35W fast charging support.

A leak reveals that Honor will equip the device with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SoC paired with up to 512GB of storage. The tablet is confirmed to run on Magic OS based on Android, which is similar to the upcoming device. Honor is likely to debut the tablet in White, Grey and Green colour options. The company will also launch a stylus and keyboard case for the upcoming tablet.

Honor 90 GT Expected Specifications

Honor is tipped to equip the upcoming Honor 90 GT smartphone with an OLED display with a 1.5K resolution. The panel will offer 2160Hz PWM dimming and a 120Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, the device will sport the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, built on a 4nm process.

The device will debut in 12GB + 256GB, 16GB + 256GB, 16GB + 512GB and 24GB + 1TB storage variants. Honor is likely to launch the smartphones in Black, Gold, and Blue colour options. The 3C certification of the device confirmed the support for 100W wired fast charging tech. The dual rear camera setup of the device will comprise a 50MP primary sensor with OIS.