HONOR MagicPad4 / Apple iPad Air (5th generation) Wi‑Fi

HONOR MagicPad4: YLE-W09; Wi-Fi; Gray; 12 GB / 256 GB

Apple iPad Air (5th generation) Wi‑Fi: iPad Air (5th generation, 2022), Wi‑Fi model; 64 GB or 256 GB. The Wi‑Fi + Cellular version (such as A2589) adds 5G and nano-SIM/eSIM and is 1 g heavier. The 4th generation (A14) and the M2 6th generation are separate models.

SpecificationHONOR MagicPad4Apple iPad Air (5th generation) Wi‑Fi
Release year20262022
Model / yearYLE-W09; 2026 HONOR—
Memory / storage12 GB / 256 GB HONOR—
Display12.3-inch OLED; 3000 × 1920 HONOR10.9-inch Liquid Retina, LED-backlit IPS; 2360 × 1640 pixels, 264 ppi; P3 wide colour, True Tone; 500 nits

Full lamination and the anti-reflective coating (1.8% reflectivity) remove the gap between glass and panel and reduce reflections. The spec page does not list a refresh rate and there is no ProMotion. Because of the rounded corners, the screen measures 10.86 inches as a rectangle.

Apple
Refresh rate60 / 90 / 120 / 144 / 165 Hz HONOR—
HDR brightness2400 nits peak

Manufacturer lab figure, not sustained full-screen brightness.

HONOR		—
ProcessorSnapdragon 8 Gen 5; eight cores HONOR—
SoftwareMagicOS 10; Android 16 HONOR—
Rear camera13 MP f/2.0; autofocus HONOR—
Front camera9 MP f/2.2; fixed focus HONOR12 MP Ultra Wide, 122° field of view, ƒ/2.4; Centre Stage

Centre Stage automatically pans and zooms the frame as people move during video calls.

Apple
Battery10,100 mAh typical; 10,000 mAh rated HONOR28.6 Wh built-in lithium-polymer; up to 10 hours of web or video on Wi‑Fi

A 20 W USB-C adapter and a 1 metre USB-C cable are in the box.

Apple
Charging66 W HONOR SuperCharge HONOR—
Audio8 speakers; HONOR Spatial Audio HONORStereo speakers; dual microphones

There is no headphone jack.

Apple
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7; 2.4 / 5 GHz; 2×2 MIMO HONOR—
Bluetooth6.0; LE Audio / Auracast HONOR—
Dimensions273.4 × 178.8 × 4.8 mm HONOR—
WeightApproximately 450 g including battery HONOR—
Chip—Apple M1: 8-core CPU (4 performance + 4 efficiency), 8-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine; 8 GB RAM

The same chip was used in 2020–2021 Macs; the tablet runs iPadOS and cannot install macOS apps. The media engine accelerates H.264 and HEVC decode/encode in hardware.

Apple
Storage—64 GB or 256 GB

There is no 128 GB option and no memory card slot.

Apple
Rear camera and video—12 MP Wide, ƒ/1.8, autofocus with Focus Pixels; 4K video at 24/25/30/60 fps, 1080p slo-mo at 120/240 fps

There is no flash; Smart HDR 3 and extended dynamic range video up to 30 fps are supported.

Apple
USB-C and external display—USB-C: charging, DisplayPort, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gb/s); one external display up to 6K at 60 Hz

Thunderbolt is not supported; transfers from external drives and card readers are limited to 10 Gb/s.

Apple
Accessories—Apple Pencil (2nd generation) and Apple Pencil (USB-C); Smart Connector (Magic Keyboard, Smart Keyboard Folio)

The 2nd-generation Pencil attaches magnetically to the side edge and charges there.

Apple
Authentication—Touch ID in the top button

There is no Face ID.

Apple
Wireless—Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax), simultaneous dual band, HT80 with MIMO; Bluetooth 5.0 Apple
Sensors—Touch ID, three-axis gyro, accelerometer, barometer, ambient light sensor Apple
Size and weight—247.6 × 178.5 × 6.1 mm; 461 g Apple