Honor Magic 8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 8 Pro Manufactured in October, 2025, with display 6.71 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, vs Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold, Manufactured in December, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Lighter design: 219g vs 309g
  • Higher battery capacity: 7200mAh vs 5600mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold
  • Larger display: 10in
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 8 Pro and Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.71 in 10 in
Resolution 1256x2808 pixels 1584x2160 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 4:3
Pixel density 458 ppi 269 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1800 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8 % 90.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.2 mm (6.35 in) 159.2 mm (6.27 in)
Width 75 mm (2.95 in) 214.1 mm (8.43 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 3.9 mm (0.15 in)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 309 g (10.9 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP48
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 8 Pro
89.8 %
Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold
90.9 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 8 Pro and Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 4600 MHz 4470 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture 6/3.63 () - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1200 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 8 Pro
3675
Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold
3018
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 8 Pro
10686
Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold
9710
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)36753018
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)106869710
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 8 Pro
4288382
Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold
2571210
CPU1212902525838
GPU14695421106299
Memory600024486155
UX1005914452918
NanoReview Score42883822571210

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5300 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 16 Android 16
UI Skin MagicOS 10 One UI 8.0

Battery

Volume 7200 mAh 5600 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 45 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes, (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes (50% in 30 min)

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 16320x12240 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.7x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 120 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.7
Focal length24 mm24 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL HP2
Sensor size1/1.31/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size1.2 μm0.6 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix200 MP10 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.4
Focal lengthn/a67 mm
Sensor size1/1.41/3.94 (0.25)
Pixel size0.56 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length12 mm13 mm
Sensor size1/2.881/2.55 (0.39)
Pixel size0.61 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 18 mm
Sensor size 1/2.93 1/3.0 (0.33)
Pixel size 0.6 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes 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 3.2 n/a
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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes 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 October, 2025 yr December, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2025 yr December, 2025 yr
MSRP ($) n/a 2500
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 n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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