Home Phone comparison Honor 200 Pro and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air - Which is better?

Honor 200 Pro vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

79 out 100
Honor 200 Pro
VS
91 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Honor 200 Pro
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 200 Pro Manufactured in May, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air, Manufactured in January, 2026with 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
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor 200 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
  • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 199g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor 200 Pro 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:
Honor 200 Pro
vs
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1224x2700 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.85:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 437 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor 200 Pro
1101 nits
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)60 Hzn/a
Response time2 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor 200 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 150.5 mm (5.93 in)
Width 75.2 mm (2.96 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 200 Pro
90.8 %
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Honor 200 Pro and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A520)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Adreno 735 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 768 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 200 Pro
1961
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 200 Pro
5052
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19613366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)505210603
Geekbench Compute (GPU)998324660
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor 200 Pro], [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 200 Pro
1293980
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
CPU3251631263745
GPU4696561443960
Memory252814494242
UX2463471088452
NanoReview Score12939804290399

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 16
OS Size 55 GB n/a
UI Skin MagicOS 9.0 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 5200 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 80 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (66 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) n/a
Fast Charging Yes (75% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:45 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor 200 Pro
20:51
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Web Browsing10:55 hn/a
Video Playback08:13 hn/a
Games05:51 hn/a
Standby Mode99 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 3.2x
Flash 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 n/a 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
SensorOmnivision OVH9000n/a
Sensor size1/1.31/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size1.2 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.6
Focal lengthn/a74 mm
SensorSony IMX856n/a
Sensor sizen/a1/1.2 (0.83)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor 200 Pro
138
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Video quality
Honor 200 Pro
134
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Overall camera score
Honor 200 Pro
137
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview69n/a
Zoom132n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Honor 200 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor CMOS n/a
Sensor size n/a 1/2.93 (0.34)
Pixel size n/a 0.6 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (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 5.3 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
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
Honor 200 Pro
91.9 dB
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2024 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date May, 2024 yr January, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 699 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W 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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