Huawei Mate 20 Pro vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 20 Pro Manufactured in November, 2018, with display 6.39 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air, Manufactured in January, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 20 Pro
- Larger display: 6.39in
- Higher pixel density: 538ppi
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Infrared port
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Lighter design: 155g vs 189g
- Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4200mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5
- Built-in eSIM
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.39 in | 6.31 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3120 pixels | 1216x2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 538 ppi | 461 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 660 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.9 % | 90.4 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.1 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 245 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 4 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 157.8 mm (6.21 in) | 150.5 mm (5.93 in) |
| Width | 72.3 mm (2.85 in) | 71.9 mm (2.83 in) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 in) | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 155 g (5.47 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP69 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | n/a |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Green - Red |
- White - Black - Gold - Orange |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
| Max Frequency | 2600 MHz | 4210 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76) |
- 4/2.7 (C1-Pro) - 3/3.5 (C1-Premium) - 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | MediaTek NPU 990 |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP10 | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 360 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 720 MHz | 1716 MHz |
| FLOPS | 518.4 GFLOPS | 5271.5 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 933 | 3366 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2383 | 10603 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 24660 |
| CPU | 192149 | 1263745 |
| GPU | 158975 | 1443960 |
| Memory | 112523 | 494242 |
| UX | 126437 | 1088452 |
| NanoReview Score | 590084 | 4290399 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 46.8 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 48 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 14 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 2480 | n/a |
| Writing score | 10968 | n/a |
| Web score | 6821 | n/a |
| Video editing | 5781 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 7579 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 8592 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB |
12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 | n/a |
| Memory Card | Nano Memory | No |
Software
| OS | Android 9 (Upgradeable to Android 10) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 15.2 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | EMUI 10.1 | MagicOS 10 |
Battery
| Volume | 4200 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 40 W | 80 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes Qi (15 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | n/a |
| Fast Charging | Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:00 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 07:46 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 11:44 h | n/a |
| Games | 04:55 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 98 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 40 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 7360x4912 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3.2x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 960 fps (720p) | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 112 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 40 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 20 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 40 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX600 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.73 | 1/1.3 (0.77) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.2 μm |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 80 mm | 74 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/1.2 (0.83) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 20 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.7 | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 24 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 5632x4224 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 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 |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 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* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 | n/a |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) | n/a |
| LTE category | 21 | n/a |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2018 yr | January, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | November, 2018 yr | January, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1050 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Barometer - 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 | n/a | Yes, 80 W |
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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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