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Honor Magic 8 Pro Air vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro

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Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
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Motorola Edge 70 Pro
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Motorola Edge 70 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 8 Pro Air Manufactured in January, 2026, with display 6.31 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500, vs Motorola Edge 70 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2026 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme. 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 8 Pro Air
  • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 183g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
Reasons to choose Motorola Edge 70 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 5500mAh
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

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 Motorola Edge 70 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
Motorola Edge 70 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.31 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1216x2640 pixels 1272x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.6:9
Pixel density 461 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1800 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 92 %
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) 162.7 mm (6.41 in)
Width 71.9 mm (2.83 in) 75.6 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 6.1 mm (0.24 in) 6.99 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Eco Leather
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange		 - White
- Gray
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
92 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 8 Pro Air and Motorola Edge 70 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500 MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Max Frequency 4210 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)		 - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-A725)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek NPU 990 MediaTek NPU 880
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
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
1739
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
6864
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)33661739
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)106036864
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24660n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air], [Motorola Edge 70 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
Motorola Edge 70 Pro
2194258
CPU1263745663520
GPU1443960660873
Memory494242386978
UX1088452482887
NanoReview Score42903992194258

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 16 Android 16
UI Skin MagicOS 10 Hello UI

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 6500 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 90 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 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 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 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 120 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
Sensorn/aSony LYT-710
Sensor size1/1.3 (0.77)1/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.5
Focal length74 mm81 mm
Sensor size1/1.2 (0.83)n/a
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm12 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length 21 mm n/a
Sensor n/a 1/2.76
Sensor size 1/2.93 (0.34) n/a
Pixel size 0.6 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) 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 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 5.4
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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 2/3/5/8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/2/4/5/8
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B34/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2026 yr April, 2026 yr
Release Date January, 2026 yr April, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) n/a 450
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes, 80 W Yes, 90 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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