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Honor Magic 7 Pro vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

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Honor Magic 7 Pro
VS
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Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Honor Magic 7 Pro
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 7 Pro Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, 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 Magic 7 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5850mAh vs 5500mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
  • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 223g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
  • Built-in eSIM

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 Magic 7 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
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Tests & specs

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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1280x2800 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 1800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.5 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 7 Pro
1520 nits
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)360 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic 7 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.7 mm (6.41 in) 150.5 mm (5.93 in)
Width 77.1 mm (3.04 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Weight 223 g (7.87 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 7 Pro
90.5 %
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 7 Pro and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Adreno 830 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 7 Pro
3143
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 7 Pro
9784
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31433366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)978410603
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a24660
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 7 Pro], [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 7 Pro
2707961
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
CPU6153521263745
GPU11541581443960
Memory490314494242
UX4481371088452
NanoReview Score27079614290399

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 16
OS Size 30.2 GB n/a
UI Skin MagicOS 9 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 5850 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 (80 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) n/a
Fast Charging Yes (90% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:36 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 7 Pro
26:42
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Web Browsing13:07 hn/a
Video Playback16:11 hn/a
Games06:20 hn/a
Standby Mode109 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x 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 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 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
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 2.0f/1.6
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50Hn/a
Sensor size1/1.31/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size1.2 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix200 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.6
Focal length72 mm74 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3n/a
Sensor size1/1.41/1.2 (0.83)
Pixel size0.56 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length12 mm16 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50Dn/a
Sensor size1/2.88n/a
Pixel size0.61 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 21 mm
Sensor Sony IMX816 n/a
Sensor size 1/2.93 1/2.93 (0.34)
Pixel size 0.6 μm 0.6 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 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 5.4 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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - 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 *n/aYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr January, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 1100 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- 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.

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