Home Phone comparison Apple iPhone 7 and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air - Which is better?

Apple iPhone 7 vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

38 out 100
Apple iPhone 7
VS
91 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Apple iPhone 7
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 7 Manufactured in September, 2016, with display 4.7 with chipsetApple A10 Fusion, vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air, Manufactured in January, 2026 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 7
  • Lighter design: 138g vs 155g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
  • Larger display: 6.31in
  • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 1960mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 4.2
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 2/32 GB
- 2/128 GB
- 2/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple iPhone 7 and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Apple iPhone 7
vs
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 4.7 in 6.31 in
Resolution 750x1334 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 326 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 625 nits 1800 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 65.6 % 90.4 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Apple iPhone 7
652 nits
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
Response time35.5 msn/a
Contrast1635:1n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Apple iPhone 7]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 138.3 mm (5.44 in) 150.5 mm (5.93 in)
Width 67.1 mm (2.64 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 7.1 mm (0.28 in) 6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Weight 138 g (4.87 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Water resistance IP67 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Metal n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Red
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Apple iPhone 7
65.6 %
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Apple iPhone 7 and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Apple A10 Fusion MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 2340 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 4 (2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/1.05 (Zephyr)
- 2/2.34 (Hurricane)		 - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 16 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor No MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics PowerVR GT7600 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 192 1536
GPU Frequency 650 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 249.6 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple iPhone 7
721
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple iPhone 7
1923
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)7213366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)192310603
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a24660
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Apple iPhone 7
358237
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
CPU1120511263745
GPU874311443960
Memory53808494242
UX1049471088452
NanoReview Score3582374290399
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Apple iPhone 7
2579
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Max Surface Temp.42.5 °Cn/a
Stability62 %n/a
Graphics Test15 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2579n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 7]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 2 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4 LPDDR5X
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 32 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeNVMen/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS iOS 10 (Upgradeable to iOS 15.8.1) Android 16
OS Size 12.5 GB n/a
UI Skin n/a MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 1960 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 5 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-ion Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No (7.5 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No n/a
Fast Charging No Yes
Full Charge Time 2:35 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Apple iPhone 7
15:51
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Web Browsing05:50 hn/a
Video Playback09:49 hn/a
Games03:22 hn/a
Standby Mode80 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.2x
Flash Quad LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 12 MP Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length28 mm23 mm
SensorApple iSight Cameran/a
Sensor size1/31/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size1.22 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/2.6
Focal lengthn/a74 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/1.2 (0.83)
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Apple iPhone 7
85
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Video quality
Apple iPhone 7
85
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Overall camera score
Apple iPhone 7
85
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 7]

Front camera

Matrix 7 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 3088x2320 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 32 mm 21 mm
Sensor BSI CMOS n/a
Sensor size n/a 1/2.93 (0.34)
Pixel size 1 μm 0.6 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 4.2 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type No USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B27/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41)n/a
LTE category12n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Apple iPhone 7
83 dB
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2016 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date September, 2016 yr January, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 649 n/a
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic 8 Pro Air the clear winner in this comparison.

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