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Honor Magic 8 Pro Air vs Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra

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Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
VS
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Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 8 Pro Air Manufactured in January, 2026, with display 6.31 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500, vs Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra, Manufactured in February, 2026 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. 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
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 227g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.85in
  • Higher pixel density: 508ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7400mAh vs 5500mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 24/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air and Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
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
Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.31 in 6.85 in
Resolution 1216x2640 pixels 1440x3168 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 461 ppi 508 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1800 nits 2600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 90.1 %
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) 163.7 mm (6.44 in)
Width 71.9 mm (2.83 in) 76.8 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 6.1 mm (0.24 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Active fan
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %
Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
90.1 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 8 Pro Air and Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 4210 MHz 4600 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)		 - 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance)
- 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek NPU 990 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1716 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
3615
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
11366
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)33663615
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)1060311366
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24660n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air], [Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
Vivo iQOO 15 Ultra
4518403
CPU12637451322001
GPU14439601594848
Memory494242593523
UX10884521008031
NanoReview Score42903994518403

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 16 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 OriginOS 6

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 7400 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 100 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (40 W)
Reverse Charging n/a Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Optical, 3x
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 ° 107 °
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
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.9
Focal length23 mm23 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX921
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/2.7
Focal length74 mmn/a
Sensorn/aSony IMX882
Sensor size1/1.2 (0.83)1/1.95 (0.51)
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.1
Focal length16 mm15 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 21 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.93 (0.34) 1/3.1 (0.32)
Pixel size 0.6 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
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 Yes

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2026 yr February, 2026 yr
Release Date January, 2026 yr February, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) n/a 820
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, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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