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Honor Magic 8 Pro Air vs Vivo X300 FE

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Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
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Vivo X300 FE
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Vivo X300 FE

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 8 Pro Air Manufactured in January, 2026, with display 6.31 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500, vs Vivo X300 FE, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 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
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 190g
Reasons to choose Vivo X300 FE
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 5500mAh
  • 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		 - 16/1024 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air and Vivo X300 FE
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 X300 FE

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.31 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1216x2640 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 461 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1800 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 90.3 %
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) 150.83 mm (5.94 in)
Width 71.9 mm (2.83 in) 71.76 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 6.1 mm (0.24 in) 7.99 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange		 - White
- Black
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %
Vivo X300 FE
90.3 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 8 Pro Air and Vivo X300 FE In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max Frequency 4210 MHz 2800 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)		 6/3.32 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek NPU 990 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 Adreno 829
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 1716 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS 2457.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Vivo X300 FE
2818
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Vivo X300 FE
9052
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)33662818
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)106039052
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2466016659
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air], [Vivo X300 FE]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
Vivo X300 FE
2869139
CPU1263745861821
GPU14439601005345
Memory494242381541
UX1088452620432
NanoReview Score42903992869139

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB1024 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 16 Android 16
UI Skin MagicOS 10 OriginOS 6

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) Yes (40 W)
Reverse Charging n/a Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:58 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Optical, 3x
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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 110 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.6
Focal length23 mmn/a
Sensor size1/1.3 (0.77)1/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size1.2 μmn/a
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.6
Focal length74 mm70 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX882
Sensor size1/1.2 (0.83)1/1.95 (0.51)
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm15 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
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) 1/2.76 (0.36)
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 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
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B6/B8/B19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66/B71)
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 March, 2026 yr
Release Date January, 2026 yr March, 2026 yr
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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