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Honor Magic 8 Pro Air vs Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

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Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
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Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 8 Pro Air Manufactured in January, 2026, with display 6.31 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500, vs Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos), Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2600. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 167g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

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 Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
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
Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.31 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1216x2640 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 461 ppi 411 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1800 nits n/a
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 90.9 %
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) 149.6 mm (5.89 in)
Width 71.9 mm (2.83 in) 71.7 mm (2.82 in)
Thickness 6.1 mm (0.24 in) 7.2 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange		 - White
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
90.9 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 8 Pro Air and Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Samsung Exynos 2600
Max Frequency 4210 MHz 3800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 10 (1 + 3 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)		 - 6/2.75 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.25 (C1-Pro)
- 1/3.8 (C1-Ultra)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 3 nm 2 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek NPU 990 AI engine with 32K MAC NPU
Graphics Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 Samsung Xclipse 960
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 1716 MHz 980 MHz
FLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS 4014.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
3203
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
11056
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)33663203
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)1060311056
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2466027467
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air], [Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)
3504102
CPU12637451013874
GPU14439601351843
Memory494242414601
UX1088452723784
NanoReview Score42903993504102

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 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
OS Size n/a 29.5 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 10 One UI 8.5

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 25 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging n/a Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Optical, 3x
Flash LED 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 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length23 mm24 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN3
Sensor size1/1.3 (0.77)1/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP10 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.4
Focal length74 mm67 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL S5K3K1
Sensor size1/1.2 (0.83)1/3.94 (0.25)
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX564
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55 (0.39)
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 26 mm
Sensor n/a Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/2.93 (0.34) 1/3.2 (0.31)
Pixel size 0.6 μm 1.12 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 5.4
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, DP 1.2
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/aGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G Bandsn/aUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2026 yr February, 2026 yr
Release Date January, 2026 yr March, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) n/a 879
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall 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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