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Honor X8c vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

61 out 100
Honor X8c
VS
91 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Honor X8c
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor X8c Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 685, vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air, Manufactured in January, 2026with 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 X8c
  • Larger display: 6.7in
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
  • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 174g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.1
  • 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
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor X8c 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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor X8c
vs
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.7 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2800 nits 1800 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.05 mm (6.34 in) 150.5 mm (5.93 in)
Width 74.55 mm (2.94 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 7.12 mm (0.28 in) 6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Weight 174 g (6.14 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Eco Leather n/a
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor X8c
90.2 %
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Honor X8c and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.9 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.8 (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 1260 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 319.2 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor X8c
470
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor X8c
1543
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4703366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)154310603
Geekbench Compute (GPU)38324660
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor X8c], [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor X8c
346035
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
CPU1035461263745
GPU435711443960
Memory122602494242
UX763161088452
NanoReview Score3460354290399

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
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 16
UI Skin MagicOS 9.0 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 5000 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 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:30 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 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 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 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/2.1f/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
StabilizationOpticalOptical
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 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.1 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 5.1 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
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr January, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 305 n/a
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.

* 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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