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Honor Magic 8 Pro Air vs Honor 600 Pro

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Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
VS
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Honor 600 Pro
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Honor 600 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 8 Pro Air Manufactured in January, 2026, with display 6.31 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500, vs Honor 600 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2026with 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 8 Pro Air
  • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 200g
Reasons to choose Honor 600 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.57in
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 5500mAh
  • Infrared port

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

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air and Honor 600 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
Smartphones:
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
vs
Honor 600 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.31 in 6.57 in
Resolution 1216x2640 pixels 1264x2728 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 461 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1800 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 90.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Honor 600 Pro
6100 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 150.5 mm (5.93 in) 156 mm (6.14 in)
Width 71.9 mm (2.83 in) 74.7 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 6.1 mm (0.24 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange		 - White
- Black
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %
Honor 600 Pro
90.9 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 8 Pro Air and Honor 600 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 4210 MHz 4470 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek NPU 990 Hexagon
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
Honor 600 Pro
3058
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Honor 600 Pro
9377
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)33663058
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)106039377
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24660n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air], [Honor 600 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
Honor 600 Pro
3042805
CPU1263745949476
GPU14439601143046
Memory494242329645
UX1088452620638
NanoReview Score42903993042805

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency n/a 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 16 Android 16
UI Skin MagicOS 10 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 7000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 80 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging n/a Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:48 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Honor 600 Pro
29:53
Web Browsingn/a11:25 h
Video Playbackn/a19:55 h
Gamesn/a08:33 h
Standby Moden/a136 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 16384x12288 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Optical, 3.5x
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 112 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal length23 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL HP9
Sensor size1/1.3 (0.77)1/1.4 (0.71)
Pixel size1.2 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.8
Focal length74 mmn/a
Sensor size1/1.2 (0.83)n/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mmn/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 n/a
Sensor size 1/2.93 (0.34) n/a
Pixel size 0.6 μm n/a
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 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
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
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 No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2026 yr April, 2026 yr
Release Date January, 2026 yr April, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) n/a 785
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, 80 W Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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