Honor’s new MagicPad 4 is the world’s thinnest Android tablet | The Verge

Skip to main contentThe homepageThe homepageNavigation DrawerLogin / Sign UpcloseSubscribeComments DrawerCommentsLoading commentsGetting the conversation ready...TechGadgetsNewsHonor’s new MagicPad 4 is the world’s thinnest Android tabletAt just 4.8mm thick, the MagicPad 4 is also thinner than Apple’s slimmest iPad.At just 4.8mm thick, the MagicPad 4 is also thinner than Apple’s slimmest iPad.by Andrew LiszewskiFeb 25, 2026, 10:34 AM UTCThe new MagicPad 4 is a full millimeter thinner than last year’s model. Image: HonorPart OfMWC 2026: all the phones, gadgets, and announcements from Barcelonasee all updates Andrew Liszewski is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid.Honor has announced a new version of its already slim MagicPad tablet that’s now even thinner. Last year’s MagicPad 3 was just 5.8mm thick, but the new MagicPad 4 squeezes that down to 4.8mm. That’s thinner than the 6.1mm thick iPad Air and 5.1mm iPad Pro, or the 5.1mm thick Samsung Galaxy Tab S11, and only bested by E Ink tablets like the reMarkable 2, at 4.7mm.The MagicPad 4 has a slightly smaller 12.3-inch screen than its 13.3-inch predecessor. But that’s a minor trade-off given the new tablet now uses a 165Hz OLED display instead of LCD. Its battery is, not surprisingly, also a bit smaller at 10,100mAh, and while Honor hasn’t shared battery life estimates, the new OLED screen could potentially help it outlast last year’s model. Thanks to everything being smaller and thinner, the new MagicPad 4 weighs about 145 grams lighter than the MagicPad 3.The tablet is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset paired with either 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, or 16GB and 512GB. It runs MagicOS 10, which is based on Android 16, and you’ll find a 13MP camera on the back with a 9MP camera on the front. Its photography capabilities may be basic, but like last year’s model, the MagicPad 4 excels at audio with a total of eight speakers providing a spatial audio experience. If you like annoying other passengers on a flight by forcing the sound of the movie you’re watching onto everyone around you, this could be a tablet worth considering.Honor hasn’t announced pricing or availability for the tablet, but that’s likely to come during its MWC press conference on Sunday, when it has also teased it will reveal a move into humanoid robotics.Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Andrew LiszewskiAndroidGadgetsGoogleMWC 2026NewsTechMore in: MWC 2026: all the phones, gadgets, and announcements from BarcelonaThis is Xiaomi’s concept EV hypercar.Dominic Preston13 minutes agoXiaomi has two new tablets too.Dominic Preston57 minutes agoXiaomi 17 is a small(ish) phone with a big(ish) batteryDominic Preston57 minutes agoMost PopularMost PopularPhones are going to get weird next weekNetflix walks away from its deal to buy Warner Bros. after Paramount came back with a better offerWhy no magnets in Galaxy S26? Samsung R&D chief explainsBurger King will use AI to check if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’The Trump phone sure looks a lot like this HTC handsetAdvertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native adMore in TechA legendary weather app makes a comeback9Verge ScoreTenways nearly perfects the shareable city e-bikeThe best instant cameras you can buy right nowThe Trump phone sure looks a lot like this HTC handsetCISA is getting a new acting director after less than a yearAI deepfakes are a train wreck and Samsung’s selling ticketsA legendary weather app makes a comebackDavid PierceTwo hours agoTenways nearly perfects the shareable city e-bikeThomas Ricker8:00 AM UTCThe best instant cameras you can buy right nowSheena Vasani12:32 AM UTCThe Trump phone sure looks a lot like this HTC handsetDominic PrestonFeb 27CISA is getting a new acting director after less than a yearStevie BonifieldFeb 27AI deepfakes are a train wreck and Samsung’s selling ticketsSean HollisterFeb 27Advertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native adTop StoriesFeb 27Smuggling podcasts into a Burmese prison8:00 AM UTCTenways nearly perfects the shareable city e-bikeFeb 27Warner Bros. Discovery agrees to $110 billion Paramount merger57 minutes agoXiaomi’s Leica Leitzphone mostly earns the nameTwo hours agoA legendary weather app makes a comebackFeb 27We don’t have to have unsupervised killer robots