Honor has formally launched an up to date model of its flagship pill, the MagicPad 3 Professional 12.3, in China. This new iteration introduces important {hardware} modifications in comparison with the 13.3-inch mannequin launched in October 2025, prioritizing a superior show and an ultra-slim profile over uncooked display screen actual property.
Show and Design Overhaul
Probably the most notable improve is the transition from a 13.3-inch LCD to a 12.3-inch OLED panel. Regardless of the smaller dimension, the display screen is considerably extra superior, that includes a 165Hz refresh price and a decision of three,000 x 1,920 pixels. The show reaches a peak brightness of 3,000 nits, is IMAX Enhanced licensed, and helps the Magic Pencil 3. For eye security, it incorporates a 5,280Hz PWM dimming frequency.
The system’s bodily footprint has additionally been refined. It now measures simply 4.8 mm in thickness and weighs 450 grams, housed in a premium aluminum chassis. This makes it significantly extra transportable than its predecessor, which weighed almost 600 grams.
Efficiency and Battery
Beneath the hood, the MagicPad 3 Professional 12.3 is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset. Whereas it is a slight shift from the “Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5” discovered within the bigger 2025 mannequin, it stays a high-performance platform. The pill is out there with both 8 GB or 12 GB of RAM and storage choices of 256 GB or 512 GB.
To keep up its slim profile, the battery capability has been adjusted to 10,100mAh (down from the 12,450mAh discovered within the 13.3-inch model). It helps 66W wired quick charging and 27W reverse charging. On the software program aspect, it runs Android 16 with Honor’s MagicOS 10 interface.
Availability
The pill is presently out there in China in Starry Grey and Moonlit White.
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8 GB + 256 GB: 3,999 yuan (~$550)
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12 GB + 512 GB: 5,199 yuan (~$715)
Whereas it provides fashionable connectivity like Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0, this mannequin lacks mobile information help. There’s presently no official phrase on a world launch.
