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Google Pixel 6a vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

62 out 100
Google Pixel 6a
VS
91 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Google Pixel 6a
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 6a Manufactured in June, 2022, with display 6.1 with chipsetGoogle Tensor, 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 Google Pixel 6a
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
  • Larger display: 6.31in
  • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 178g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4410mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options 6/128 GB - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 6a 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:
Google Pixel 6a
vs
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 429 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 82.2 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 6a
869 nits
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
sRGB gamut96.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time3 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 6a]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.2 mm (5.99 in) 150.5 mm (5.93 in)
Width 71.8 mm (2.83 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Water resistance IP67 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 6a
82.2 %
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 6a and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex A55)
- 2/2.25 (Cortex A76)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-X1)		 - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Tensor Processing Unit MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Mali-G78 MP20 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 1280 1536
GPU Frequency 848 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 2170.9 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 6a
1448
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 6a
3412
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14483366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)341210603
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a24660
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 6a], [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 6a
909498
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
CPU2507221263745
GPU3247861443960
Memory143829494242
UX1901611088452
NanoReview Score9094984290399
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 6a
6194
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Max Surface Temp.41.4 °Cn/a
Stability56 %n/a
Graphics Test37 fpsn/a
Graphics Score6194n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel 6a]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 6a
9940
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Writing score15353n/a
Web score6280n/a
Video editing5843n/a
Data manipulation9519n/a
NanoReview Score9940n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 16
OS Size 14.3 GB n/a
UI Skin Stock Android MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 4410 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No n/a
Fast Charging Yes (42% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:51 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 6a
20:44
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Web Browsing08:25 hn/a
Video Playback14:20 hn/a
Games05:34 hn/a
Standby Mode89 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 122 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.2x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 114 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 12.2 MP
Ultra-wide: 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
Matrix122 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.6
Focal length27 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX363n/a
Sensor size1/2.551/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size1.4 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser 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
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length17 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX386n/a
Sensor size1/2.9n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 6a
133
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Video quality
Google Pixel 6a
126
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 6a
122
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview67n/a
Zoom74n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 6a]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 3840x2160 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 21 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 n/a
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.93 (0.34)
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.6 μm
Autofocus No 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)n/a
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 6a
87.4 dB
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2022 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date June, 2022 yr January, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 449 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 No 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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