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Honor Magic 8 Pro Air vs Google Pixel 11 Pro

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Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
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Google Pixel 11 Pro
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Google Pixel 11 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 8 Pro Air Manufactured in January, 2026, with display 6.31 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500, vs Google Pixel 11 Pro, Manufactured in August, 2026 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G6. 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 8 Pro Air
  • Larger display: 6.31in
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 204g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4850mAh
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 11 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 497ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air and Google Pixel 11 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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
vs
Google Pixel 11 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.31 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1216x2640 pixels 1280x2856 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 461 ppi 497 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1800 nits 3600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 87.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 150.5 mm (5.93 in) 152.7 mm (6.01 in)
Width 71.9 mm (2.83 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 6.1 mm (0.24 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %
Google Pixel 11 Pro
87.3 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 8 Pro Air and Google Pixel 11 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Google Tensor G6
Max Frequency 4210 MHz 4110 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 7 (1 + 4 + 2)
Architecture - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)		 - 2/2.65 ()
- 4/3.38 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek NPU 990 Yes
Graphics Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 n/a
GPU Cores 1536 n/a
GPU Frequency 1716 MHz n/a
FLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Google Pixel 11 Pro
2688
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Google Pixel 11 Pro
6871
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)33662688
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)106036871
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24660n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air], [Google Pixel 11 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
Google Pixel 11 Pro
1925523
CPU1263745873099
GPU1443960286837
Memory494242301575
UX1088452464012
NanoReview Score42903991925523

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 16 Android 17
UI Skin MagicOS 10 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 4850 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 30 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (25 W)
Reverse Charging n/a Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes (75% in 30 min)

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Optical, 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 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 112 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal length23 mm25 mm
Sensor size1/1.3 (0.77)1/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size1.2 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.8
Focal length74 mm106 mm
Sensor size1/1.2 (0.83)1/1.95 (0.51)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.7
Focal length16 mmn/a
Sensor sizen/a1/2.51 (0.4)
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 42 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 17 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX858
Sensor size 1/2.93 (0.34) 1/2.51 (0.4)
Pixel size 0.6 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No 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 6.0 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2026 yr August, 2026 yr
Release Date January, 2026 yr August, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) n/a 1099
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes, 80 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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