Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro and Honor Magic 8 Pro - Which is better?

Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro vs Honor Magic 8 Pro

68 out 100
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
VS
95 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
Honor Magic 8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro Manufactured in April, 2022, with display 6.81 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, vs Honor Magic 8 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2025 with 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 Magic 4 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 215g vs 219g
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro
  • Higher battery capacity: 7200mAh vs 4600mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor Magic 4 Pro
vs
Honor Magic 8 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.81 in 6.71 in
Resolution 1312x2848 pixels 1256x2808 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.54:9 20:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 600 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 93.1 % 89.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
957 nits
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut94.7 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)119 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.6 mm (6.44 in) 161.2 mm (6.35 in)
Width 74.7 mm (2.94 in) 75 mm (2.95 in)
Thickness 9.15 mm (0.36 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 215 g (7.58 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Orange		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
93.1 %
Honor Magic 8 Pro
89.8 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro and Honor Magic 8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)		 6/3.63 ()
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
1464
Honor Magic 8 Pro
3675
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
3918
Honor Magic 8 Pro
10686
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14643675
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)391810686
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 8 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
1012201
Honor Magic 8 Pro
4288382
CPU2599191212902
GPU3677721469542
Memory179429600024
UX2050901005914
NanoReview Score10122014288382
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 Android 16
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin Magic UI 6 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 4600 mAh 7200 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (100 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 12 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:30 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
17:09
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing07:18 hn/a
Video Playback12:02 hn/a
Games05:16 hn/a
Standby Mode68 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9216x6912 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 3.7x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Depth		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX766n/a
Sensor size1/1.561/1.3
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP200 MP
Aperturef/3.5f/2.6
Focal length90 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/2.01/1.4
Pixel size0.7 μm0.56 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal lengthn/a12 mm
Sensor size1/2.51/2.88
Pixel sizen/a0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
132
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
117
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
126
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Bokeh60n/a
Preview62n/a
Zoom111n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 3840x2160 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.0
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor size n/a 1/2.93
Pixel size n/a 0.6 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.2 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes, DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS		 - 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
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
88.5 dB
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2022 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date April, 2022 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1100 n/a
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 Yes 100 W n/a
* 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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