Honor Magic 7 Lite vs Huawei Mate 80 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 7 Lite Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, vs Huawei Mate 80 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2025 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 7 Lite
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 219g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6600mAh vs 5750mAh
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 80 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/512 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 7 Lite and Huawei Mate 80 Pro
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.75 in
Resolution 1224x2700 pixels 1280x2832 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.85:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 437 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 4000 nits n/a
HDR support n/a Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.7 % 90.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.8 mm (6.41 in) 161.85 mm (6.37 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 76 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 7.95 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - Black
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 7 Lite
90.7 %
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
90.9 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 7 Lite and Huawei Mate 80 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro
Max Frequency 2200 MHz n/a
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) n/a
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A78)
n/a
Process Samsung n/a
Transistor Size 4 nm n/a
Neural Processor Yes n/a
Graphics Adreno 710 n/a
GPU Cores 256 n/a
GPU Frequency 676 MHz n/a
FLOPS 346.1 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 7 Lite
939
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
1795
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 7 Lite
2774
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
5178
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9391795
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)27745178
Geekbench Compute (GPU)13346943
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 7 Lite
601864
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
1736335
CPU185479449122
GPU98003395965
Memory181400564381
UX136982326867
NanoReview Score6018641736335

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 HarmonyOS 6
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 6600 mAh 5750 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 100 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 4x
Flash LED Dual 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 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSamsung HM6n/a
Sensor size1/1.67n/a
Pixel size1 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/2.1
Focal lengthn/a93 mm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 3456x4608 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 18 mm
Sensor CMOS n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr November, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 369 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 840
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 No Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Mate 80 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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