Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 10 and Honor Magic 8 Pro - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 10 vs Honor Magic 8 Pro

39 out 100
Huawei Honor 10
VS
95 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro
Huawei Honor 10
Honor Magic 8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 10 Manufactured in April, 2018, with display 5.84 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970, vs Honor Magic 8 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. 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 Huawei Honor 10
  • Lighter design: 153g vs 219g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.71in
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7200mAh vs 3400mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 10 and Honor Magic 8 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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Honor 10
vs
Honor Magic 8 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD OLED
Size 5.84 in 6.71 in
Resolution 1080x2280 pixels 1256x2808 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.9:9 20:9
Pixel density 432 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 1800 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 77.6 % 89.8 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 10
507 nits
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Contrast1423:1n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 10]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 149.6 mm (5.89 in) 161.2 mm (6.35 in)
Width 71.2 mm (2.8 in) 75 mm (2.95 in)
Thickness 7.7 mm (0.3 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 153 g (5.4 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Water resistance No IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 10
77.6 %
Honor Magic 8 Pro
89.8 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 10 and Honor Magic 8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 970 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2360 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53)
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)		 6/3.63 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 10 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G72 MP12 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 216 1536
GPU Frequency 767 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 331.8 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 10
526
Honor Magic 8 Pro
3675
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 10
1570
Honor Magic 8 Pro
10686
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)5263675
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)157010686
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 8 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 10
353467
Honor Magic 8 Pro
4288382
CPU800421212902
GPU1064991469542
Memory81766600024
UX851601005914
NanoReview Score3534674288382
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 10
827
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.40 °Cn/a
Stability75 %n/a
Graphics Test4 fpsn/a
Graphics Score827n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 10]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 10
6542
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Writing score6772n/a
Web score5225n/a
Video editing5075n/a
Data manipulation5611n/a
NanoReview Score6542n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 4 GB
- 6 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 1833 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 64 GB
- 128 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10.0) Android 16
OS Size 13 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 12 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 3400 mAh 7200 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 25 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:20 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 10
15:50
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing06:33 hn/a
Video Playback09:58 hn/a
Games04:09 hn/a
Standby Mode72 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4616x3464 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.7x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 16 MP
Monochrome: 24 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix16 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length27 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX498n/a
Sensor size1/2.81/1.3
Pixel size1.12 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a200 MP
Aperturen/af/2.6
Sensor sizen/a1/1.4
Pixel sizen/a0.56 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a12 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.88
Pixel sizen/a0.61 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital

Front camera

Matrix 24 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 5760x4312 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor CMOS n/a
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/2.93
Pixel size 0.9 μm 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 Yes

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		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 4.2 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP 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 n/a Yes, DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou		 - 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 *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B800/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)n/a
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 10
84.2 dB
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2018 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date April, 2018 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 450 n/a
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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