Home Phone comparison Honor Magic 8 and Huawei Mate 80 - Which is better?

Honor Magic 8 vs Huawei Mate 80

94 out 100
Honor Magic 8
VS
82 out 100
Huawei Mate 80
Honor Magic 8
Huawei Mate 80

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 8 Manufactured in October, 2025, with display 6.58 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, vs Huawei Mate 80, Manufactured in November, 2025with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
  • Lighter design: 205g vs 217g
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 5750mAh
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 80
  • Larger display: 6.75in
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Includes charger

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
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 8 and Huawei Mate 80
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
vs
Huawei Mate 80

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.58 in 6.75 in
Resolution 1256x2760 pixels 1280x2832 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 461 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1800 nits n/a
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9 % 90.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 157.1 mm (6.19 in) 161.85 mm (6.37 in)
Width 74 mm (2.91 in) 76 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 in) 7.95 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 217 g (7.65 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Plastic
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 8
89.9 %
Huawei Mate 80
90.9 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 8 and Huawei Mate 80 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 HiSilicon Kirin 9020
Max Frequency 4600 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture 6/3.63 () - 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 1/2.5 (TaiShan V121)
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 3 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 840 Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 1200 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 8
3558
Huawei Mate 80
1563
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 8
10175
Huawei Mate 80
4988
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)35581563
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)101754988
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 8]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 8
4166339
Huawei Mate 80
1321223
CPU1213845360961
GPU1468351286060
Memory570553445494
UX913590228708
NanoReview Score41663391321223

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 16 HarmonyOS 6
UI Skin MagicOS 10 n/a

Battery

Volume 7000 mAh 5750 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 66 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes, (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5.5x
Flash LED Dual 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) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length24 mm24 mm
Sensor size1/1.56n/a
Pixel size1 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.5f/3.4
Focal lengthn/a125 mm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length12 mm13 mm
Sensor size1/2.88n/a
Pixel size0.61 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 18 mm
Sensor size 1/2.93 n/a
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 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 2 3.1
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 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 No

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2025 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2025 yr November, 2025 yr
MSRP ($) n/a 660
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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