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Honor Magic 8 Pro Air vs Honor 600 Lite 5G

91 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
VS
69 out 100
Honor 600 Lite 5G
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Honor 600 Lite 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 8 Pro Air Manufactured in January, 2026, with display 6.31 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500, vs Honor 600 Lite 5G, Manufactured in March, 2026 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7100 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 8 Pro Air
  • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 180g
Reasons to choose Honor 600 Lite 5G
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher battery capacity: 6520mAh vs 5500mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air and Honor 600 Lite 5G
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
Honor 600 Lite 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.31 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1216x2640 pixels 1200x2600 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 461 ppi 434 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1800 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 90.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 150.5 mm (5.93 in) 157.43 mm (6.2 in)
Width 71.9 mm (2.83 in) 75.35 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 6.1 mm (0.24 in) 7.34 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP66
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange		 - Black
- Gold
- Gray
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %
Honor 600 Lite 5G
90.2 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 8 Pro Air and Honor 600 Lite 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500 MediaTek Dimensity 7100 Elite
Max Frequency 4210 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek NPU 990 n/a
Graphics Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 Mali-G610 MP2
GPU Cores 1536 128
GPU Frequency 1716 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS 256 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Honor 600 Lite 5G
989
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Honor 600 Lite 5G
3024
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)3366989
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)106033024
Geekbench Compute (GPU)246602253
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air], [Honor 600 Lite 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
Honor 600 Lite 5G
774370
CPU1263745322567
GPU1443960104245
Memory494242168869
UX1088452178689
NanoReview Score4290399774370

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 16 Android 16
UI Skin MagicOS 10 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 6520 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 45 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging n/a Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 112 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length23 mmn/a
Sensor size1/1.3 (0.77)1/1.67 (0.6)
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.6n/a
Focal length74 mmn/a
Sensor size1/1.2 (0.83)n/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP5 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 3456x4608 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 21 mm n/a
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.93 (0.34) n/a
Pixel size 0.6 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
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 n/a
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2026 yr March, 2026 yr
Release Date January, 2026 yr March, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) n/a 300
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes, 80 W Yes, 45 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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