Home Phone comparison Huawei P20 Pro and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air - Which is better?

Huawei P20 Pro vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

47 out 100
Huawei P20 Pro
VS
91 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Huawei P20 Pro
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P20 Pro Manufactured in April, 2018, with display 6.1 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970, 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 P20 Pro
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
  • Larger display: 6.31in
  • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 180g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 4.2
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P20 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei P20 Pro
vs
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1080x2240 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 18.7:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 408 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 400 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9 % 90.4 %
Features Always-On Display - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P20 Pro
586 nits
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
PWM (Flicker)238 Hzn/a
Response time4 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 155 mm (6.1 in) 150.5 mm (5.93 in)
Width 73 mm (2.87 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Water resistance IP67 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P20 Pro
82.9 %
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P20 Pro and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 970 MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 2360 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53)
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)		 - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 10 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Mali-G72 MP12 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 216 1536
GPU Frequency 767 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 331.8 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P20 Pro
518
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P20 Pro
1562
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)5183366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)156210603
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a24660
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P20 Pro
372441
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
CPU951871263745
GPU1043341443960
Memory82832494242
UX900881088452
NanoReview Score3724414290399

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 1833 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

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

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 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 SuperCharge (50% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:30 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P20 Pro
18:10
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Web Browsing07:43 hn/a
Video Playback11:30 hn/a
Games05:07 hn/a
Standby Mode80 hn/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 Optical 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
Monochrome: 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
Main lens
Matrix40 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length27 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX600n/a
Sensor size1/1.741/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.6
Focal length80 mm74 mm
Sensor size1/41/1.2 (0.83)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P20 Pro
114
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P20 Pro
98
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P20 Pro
109
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 24 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 5632x4224 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 (0.34)
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 No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P20 Pro
79
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P20 Pro
113
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a

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 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou		 - 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 *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 (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)n/a
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P20 Pro
84.9 dB
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2018 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date April, 2018 yr January, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 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 n/a Yes, 80 W
* 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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