Home Phone comparison Huawei Mate 80 Pro and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air - Which is better?

Huawei Mate 80 Pro vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

84 out 100
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
VS
91 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 80 Pro Manufactured in November, 2025, with display 6.75 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro, vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air, Manufactured in January, 2026 with 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 Huawei Mate 80 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.75in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5750mAh vs 5500mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
  • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 219g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 80 Pro 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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
vs
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.75 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1280x2832 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.9 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.85 mm (6.37 in) 150.5 mm (5.93 in)
Width 76 mm (2.99 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 7.95 mm (0.31 in) 6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
90.9 %
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 80 Pro and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency n/a 4210 MHz
CPU Cores n/a 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture n/a - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process n/a TSMC
Transistor Size n/a 3 nm
Neural Processor n/a MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics n/a Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores n/a 1536
GPU Frequency n/a 1716 MHz
FLOPS n/a 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
1795
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
5178
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17953366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)517810603
Geekbench Compute (GPU)694324660
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 80 Pro
1736335
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
CPU4491221263745
GPU3959651443960
Memory564381494242
UX3268671088452
NanoReview Score17363354290399

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS HarmonyOS 6 Android 16
UI Skin n/a MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 5750 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 80 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes, (Wireless) n/a
Fast Charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 4x Optical, 3.2x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.6
Focal length24 mm23 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size1.6 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/2.6
Focal length93 mm74 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/1.2 (0.83)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix40 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 18 mm 21 mm
Sensor size n/a 1/2.93 (0.34)
Pixel size n/a 0.6 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 6.0 6.0
Bluetooth features LE 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
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2025 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date November, 2025 yr January, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 840 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 Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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