HONOR Launches Pad X9b Max, Unveiling a New Era of Portable Cinematic Entertainment

Manal Saleh 

New flagship tablet combines stunning 13-inch IMAX Enhanced display, all-day battery life and ultra-slim frame, delivering an immersive experience anytime, anywhere

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia –19 Aug 2026 - Global AI device ecosystem company HONOR announced the HONOR Pad X9b Max, a sleek and powerful large-screen entertainment tablet designed for immersive viewing, all-day performance, and modern productivity. Weighing just 618g[1] with an ultra-slim 6.72mm[2] profile, the HONOR Pad X9b Max masterfully combines a stunning 13-inch 120Hz 2.5K HONOR Max Display and a massive 10100mAh Max Battery in a refined, portable form. With IMAX Enhanced experience[3], large expandable storage, intelligent AI productivity features, and an immersive quad-speaker HONOR Sound system, it represents the ultimate fusion of cinematic entertainment and everyday versatility.

Expansive Cinematic Visuals in a Refined, Portable Design

The HONOR Pad X9b Max centers on a 13-inch 120Hz 2.5K HONOR Max Display[4], engineered to deliver clarity, scale, and smoothness across entertainment, study, and creative work. With a 2500 × 1560 resolution at 228 PPI and support for up to 1.07 billion colours[5], the display renders content with rich detail and depth, whether users are streaming films, reviewing documents, sketching ideas, or presenting content.

Peak brightness reaches 700 nits[6] for comfortable viewing in well-lit environments, while the 120Hz refresh rate[7] keeps scrolling, video playback, and interactive content smooth. The 13-inch form factor gives users a larger canvas than smaller tablets, creating a more open and engaging viewing experience without sacrificing portability.

For users who spend long hours reading or studying, the HONOR Pad X9b Max also offers an HONOR Pad X9b Max Paperlike Edition with a matte-finish screen layer that delivers 35% Sparkle Reduction[8] and 98% Ambient Light Elimination[9]. This edition carries three TÜV Rheinland certifications - Flicker Free, Low Blue Light (Hardware Solution), and Paper Like Display[10], alongside DC dimming, and hardware-level low blue light technology for multi-dimensional eye comfort[11]. The result is a more natural, paper-like viewing experience designed for prolonged reading, writing, and learning sessions.

This stunning visual experience is housed within a body built on the idea that good design should remove what is unnecessary and elevate what matters. The HONOR Pad X9b Max’s all-metal unibody chassis is crafted from a single piece of aluminium alloy, with a seamless back panel, fine sandblasted finish, and softly curved corners that give the device a composed, architectural feel. At just 6.72mm thin and weighing 618g, the tablet is designed to feel refined and comfortable despite its immersive 13-inch form.

All-Day Entertainment, Productivity and Performance

To power everyday entertainment, work, and study, the HONOR Pad X9b Max combines responsive multitasking features with ample storage support. HONOR RAM Turbo Technology intelligently allocates storage resources to expand the effective RAM, enabling an 18 (6+12) GB [12]memory experience with 256 GB of internal storage. Expandable storage via microSD supports up to 2 TB [13]of additional capacity, giving users more room for media libraries, documents, and creative files.

A large-screen tablet needs battery life that can keep up. The HONOR Pad X9b Max features a 10100mAh Max Battery[14], supporting up to 16 hours of continuous video playback, 13 hours of document reading, 12 hours of note-taking in HONOR Notes, and up to 73 hours of music playback[15]. For users who keep their tablet on standby between sessions, the device can remain idle for up to 90 days[16] on a single charge. When it is time to recharge, 45W SuperCharge helps reduce downtime, allowing users to get back to streaming, working, studying, or creating with less waiting.

This powerful hardware foundation enables intelligent software features that streamline workflows. The AI Memo feature helps streamline meeting and note-taking workflows by recognizing sessions, tracking key points, supporting real-time AI Q&A, and generating concise meeting minutes. PC-Class File Management brings a familiar desktop-style interface to tablet file organization, making it easier to pick up for those already familiar with a computer. For those who prefer to write, sketch, or annotate directly on screen, the HONOR Pad X9b Max is compatible with the HONOR MagicPencil 4s (USB-C), which supports natural handwriting, creative input, and provides up to 10 hours of writing time from a single 58-minute charge.

IMAX-Enhanced Audiovisual Performance

The HONOR Pad X9b Max supports the IMAX Enhanced experience, bringing a more cinematic entertainment experience to a portable device. It spans four pillars of the IMAX experience: vivid image quality, immersive sound, expanded scale, and exclusive content.

On screen, IMAX Enhanced helps deliver cleaner, brighter images with accurate colours and smooth brightness transitions, while the larger 13-inch display makes the most of the expanded IMAX aspect ratio, allowing users to see more of the frame in compatible content. This gives films and series a stronger sense of scale, turning everyday streaming into bigger, bolder, more immersive viewing.

For audio, the tablet features a quad-speaker system powered by HONOR’s proprietary audio algorithms and supports up to 200% volume boost for a more powerful sound stage. The HONOR Pad X9b Max is also certified for Hi-Res Audio and Hi-Res Audio Wireless, while DTS® sound processing adds spatial depth across speaker and headphone listening. IMAX Enhanced content is available through supported streaming platforms including Disney+.

Seamless Connectivity Across Devices

The HONOR Pad X9b Max is designed to work across devices and platforms. HONOR Connect enables cross-brand file transfer with iOS, HarmonyOS, Android, Windows, and macOS devices[17], while HONOR MagicRing allows the tablet to share network access, calls, and notifications with a paired HONOR smartphone. Users within the HONOR ecosystem can also transfer files to compatible HONOR phones and tablets with a single tap.

For families, HONOR Kids offers parental controls including time management, app management, content filtering, and six layers of eye care protections, such as distance alerts, posture reminders, brightness alerts, and a bumpy road alert, helping children use the device in a safer and healthier way.

Price and Availability

The HONOR Pad X9b Max is available in Gray. in Saudi Arabia Market with prices starting from 999 SAR

For more information, please visit the HONOR online store at https://www.honor.com/sa-en/tablets/honor-pad-x9b-max/

About HONOR      

HONOR is a global leading AI device ecosystem company. It is committed to revolutionizing human-to-device interactions to bridge the AI ecosystem with all consumers in the agentic AI era and beyond. The company endeavors to open industrial boundaries through open, seamless collaboration to co-create a value-sharing ecosystem with industry partners. With an innovative product portfolio spanning intelligent phones, AI PCs, tablets, wearables and more, HONOR aims to empower every human, enabling everyone to embrace the new intelligent world.