Home Phone comparison Honor X7b and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air - Which is better?

Honor X7b vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

53 out 100
Honor X7b
VS
91 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Honor X7b
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor X7b Manufactured in December, 2023, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 680, vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air, Manufactured in January, 2026 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500. 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 X7b
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5500mAh
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
  • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 199g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor X7b and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
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 X7b
vs
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type TFT LCD OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 389 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 850 nits 1800 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 87.6 % 90.4 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 166.7 mm (6.56 in) 150.5 mm (5.93 in)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8.24 mm (0.32 in) 6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Water resistance No IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic n/a
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X7b
87.6 %
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Honor X7b and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.9 (Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53))
- 4/2.4 (Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73))		 - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Adreno 610 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 128 1536
GPU Frequency 1114 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 284 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X7b
412
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X7b
1422
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4123366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)142210603
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a24660
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor X7b], [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor X7b
303284
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
CPU1025451263745
GPU398351443960
Memory93470494242
UX674341088452
NanoReview Score3032844290399

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2n/a
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
UI Skin MagicOS 7.2 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 35 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No n/a
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 40 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 2:00 h n/a

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.2x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HM6n/a
Sensor size1/1.671/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size0.64 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/2.6
Focal lengthn/a74 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/1.2 (0.83)
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor CMOS n/a
Sensor size n/a 1/2.93 (0.34)
Pixel size n/a 0.6 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5 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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* No Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category13n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Class Budget Flagship
Announced December, 2023 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date December, 2023 yr January, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 230 n/a
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 35 W Yes, 80 W

Note

Honor X7b:

The Clark-L03E1 model is available only with a single SIM card. NFC is exclusive to the CLK-LX1 model.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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