Home Phone comparison Honor Magic 6 Ultimate and Realme GT 8 (China) - Which is better?

Honor Magic 6 Ultimate vs Realme GT 8 (China)

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Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
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Realme GT 8 (China)
Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
Realme GT 8 (China)

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 6 Ultimate Manufactured in March, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Realme GT 8 (China), Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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 Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Realme GT 8 (China)
  • Higher pixel density: 508ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 209g vs 227g
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 5600mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 6 Ultimate and Realme GT 8 (China)
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Magic 6 Ultimate
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Realme GT 8 (China)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.79 in
Resolution 1280x2800 pixels 1440x3136 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 508 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 5000 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 92.2 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.5 mm (6.4 in) 161.8 mm (6.37 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 76.87 mm (3.03 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 227 g (8.01 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Eco Leather n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Purple		 - White
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
92.2 %
Realme GT 8 (China)
91 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 6 Ultimate and Realme GT 8 (China) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
2291
Realme GT 8 (China)
3128
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
7137
Realme GT 8 (China)
9540
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22913128
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)71379540
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1641819212
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 6 Ultimate], [Realme GT 8 (China)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
2088997
Realme GT 8 (China)
3322942
CPU463679990768
GPU9029021156131
Memory387755450995
UX334661725048
NanoReview Score20889973322942

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 16
OS Size 26 GB n/a
UI Skin MagicOS 8 Realme UI 7.0

Battery

Volume 5600 mAh 7000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (66 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (47% in 15 min) Yes (40% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:44 h 0:45 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 180 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 2.0f/1.9
Focal length23 mm22 mm
SensorOmnivision OVH9000n/a
Sensor size1/1.31/1.56
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix180 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.8
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3n/a
Sensor size1/1.49n/a
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/2.881/2.8
Pixel size0.61 μm1.14 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 22 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX816 Sony IMX480
Sensor size 1/2.51 1/3.09
Pixel size 0.64 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850/900/1800
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2024 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2024 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 410
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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