Home Phone comparison Honor X8c and Honor Magic 6 Pro - Which is better?

Honor X8c vs Honor Magic 6 Pro

61 out 100
Honor X8c
VS
90 out 100
Honor Magic 6 Pro
Honor X8c
Honor Magic 6 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor X8c Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs Honor Magic 6 Pro, Manufactured in January, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. 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 X8c
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 225g
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 6 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor X8c and Honor Magic 6 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor X8c
vs
Honor Magic 6 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1280x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2800 nits 1600 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 92.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor X8c
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
1567 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a360 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic 6 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.05 mm (6.34 in) 162.5 mm (6.4 in)
Width 74.55 mm (2.94 in) 75.8 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 7.12 mm (0.28 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 225 g (7.94 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Eco Leather Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X8c
90.2 %
Honor Magic 6 Pro
92.2 %

Performance

Testing Honor X8c and Honor Magic 6 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/1.9 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A73)		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 686 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 610 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 128 1536
GPU Frequency 1260 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 319.2 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X8c
470
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2218
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X8c
1543
Honor Magic 6 Pro
6749
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4702218
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15436749
Geekbench Compute (GPU)38313918
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor X8c], [Honor Magic 6 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor X8c
346035
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2032271
CPU103546447310
GPU43571885851
Memory122602392240
UX76316306870
NanoReview Score3460352032271

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 26 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 9.0 MagicOS 9

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5600 mAh
Max Charging Power 35 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (66 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 0:44 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor X8c
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
28:35
Web Browsingn/a12:44 h
Video Playbackn/a18:35 h
Gamesn/a06:20 h
Standby Moden/a122 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical 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 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 180 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/1.4 - 2.0
Focal length24 mm27 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HM6Omnivision OV50H
Sensor size1/1.671/1.3
Pixel size0.64 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a180 MP
Aperturen/af/2.6
Focal lengthn/a68 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP3
Sensor sizen/a1/1.49
Pixel sizen/a0.56 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV50D
Sensor sizen/a1/2.88
Pixel sizen/a0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor X8c
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
160
Video quality
Honor X8c
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
150
Overall camera score
Honor X8c
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
158
Bokehn/a85
Previewn/a83
Zoomn/a160
Sources: DxOMark [Honor Magic 6 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 22 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX816
Sensor size n/a 1/2.51
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 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor X8c
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
149
Video quality
Honor X8c
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
155

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 5.1 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G Bandsn/aHSDPA 800/850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers n/a Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor X8c
n/a
Honor Magic 6 Pro
87.7 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr January, 2024 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr January, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 305 800
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- 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 X8c:

The ABR-LX1\/ABR-LX2 models come with an older version Bluetooth 5.0.

Honor Magic 6 Pro:

The rear cover is available in eco-leather, which adds 4 grams to the smartphone's weight.

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic 6 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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