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Honor Magic 8 Pro vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro

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Honor Magic 8 Pro
VS
91 out 100
Apple iPhone 18 Pro
Honor Magic 8 Pro
Apple iPhone 18 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 8 Pro Manufactured in October, 2025, with display 6.71 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2026 with chipsetApple A20 Pro. 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
  • Larger display: 6.71in
  • Higher battery capacity: 7200mAh vs 4288mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 18 Pro
  • Lighter design: 211g vs 219g
  • 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
- 12/1024 GB
- 12/2048 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 8 Pro and Apple iPhone 18 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
vs
Apple iPhone 18 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.71 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1256x2808 pixels 1206x2622 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 458 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1800 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.2 mm (6.35 in) 150 mm (5.91 in)
Width 75 mm (2.95 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 8.75 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Burgundy
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 8 Pro
89.8 %
Apple iPhone 18 Pro
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 8 Pro and Apple iPhone 18 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Apple A20 Pro
Max Frequency 4600 MHz 4930 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture 6/3.63 () 4/2.64 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 2 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 840 n/a
GPU Cores 1536 n/a
GPU Frequency 1200 MHz n/a
FLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 8 Pro
3675
Apple iPhone 18 Pro
4719
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 8 Pro
10686
Apple iPhone 18 Pro
12677
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)36754719
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)1068612677
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 8 Pro], [Apple iPhone 18 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 8 Pro
4288382
Apple iPhone 18 Pro
2937698
CPU1212902865219
GPU14695421083483
Memory600024272659
UX1005914716337
NanoReview Score42883822937698

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5300 MHz 4800 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 16 iOS 27
UI Skin MagicOS 10 n/a

Battery

Volume 7200 mAh 4288 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 60 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) Yes (25 W)
Reverse Charging Yes, (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (50% in 15 min)

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.7x Optical, 4x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.5 - 4.0
Focal length24 mm24 mm
Sensor size1/1.3n/a
Pixel size1.2 μmn/a
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix200 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.8
Focal lengthn/a100 mm
Sensor size1/1.41/2.55 (0.39)
Pixel size0.56 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length12 mm13 mm
Sensor size1/2.881/2.55 (0.39)
Pixel size0.61 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 18 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4896x3672 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length 21 mm 20 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.93 n/a
Pixel size 0.6 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes Yes

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 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/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 October, 2025 yr September, 2026 yr
Release Date October, 2025 yr September, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) n/a 1199
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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