Home Phone comparison Honor Magic 8 Pro and Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G - Which is better?

Honor Magic 8 Pro vs Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G

95 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro
VS
74 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
Honor Magic 8 Pro
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 8 Pro Manufactured in October, 2025, with display 6.71 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, vs Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G, Manufactured in December, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
  • Larger display: 6.79in
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 219g
  • Higher battery capacity: 7500mAh vs 7200mAh
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 8 Pro and Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor Magic 8 Pro
vs
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.71 in 6.79 in
Resolution 1256x2808 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.85:9
Pixel density 458 ppi 427 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1800 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
1763 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.2 mm (6.35 in) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 75 mm (2.95 in) 76.1 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green		 - Black
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 8 Pro
89.8 %
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 8 Pro and Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Max Frequency 4600 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture 6/3.63 () - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.2 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.3 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 810
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 1200 MHz 895 MHz
FLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS 458.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 8 Pro
3675
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
1092
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 8 Pro
10686
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
3106
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)36751092
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)106863106
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a3980
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 8 Pro], [Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 8 Pro
4288382
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
n/a
CPU1212902n/a
GPU1469542n/a
Memory600024n/a
UX1005914n/a
NanoReview Score4288382n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 5300 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 16 Android 15
UI Skin MagicOS 10 MagicOS 9.0

Battery

Volume 7200 mAh 7500 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 66 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes, (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (49% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:10 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
31:45
Web Browsingn/a15:13 h
Video Playbackn/a20:32 h
Gamesn/a08:07 h
Standby Moden/a124 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.7x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 122 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length24 mmn/a
Sensor size1/1.31/1.67 (0.6)
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix200 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.6n/a
Sensor size1/1.4n/a
Pixel size0.56 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP5 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length12 mmn/a
Sensor size1/2.88n/a
Pixel size0.61 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 3456x4608 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 21 mm n/a
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.93 n/a
Pixel size 0.6 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Varies by region
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced October, 2025 yr December, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2025 yr December, 2025 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 n/a Yes, 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic 8 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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