Home Phone comparison Huawei P60 Pro and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air - Which is better?

Huawei P60 Pro vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

77 out 100
Huawei P60 Pro
VS
91 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Huawei P60 Pro
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P60 Pro Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, 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 P60 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • 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 200g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4815mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Built-in eSIM

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 P60 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 P60 Pro
vs
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1220x2700 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 444 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 550 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P60 Pro
1128 nits
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
sRGB gamut99.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P60 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161 mm (6.34 in) 150.5 mm (5.93 in)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Weight 200 g (7.05 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 - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P60 Pro
89.5 %
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P60 Pro and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 875 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P60 Pro
1758
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P60 Pro
4422
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17583366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)442210603
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a24660
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P60 Pro
1275824
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
CPU3806091263745
GPU4726011443960
Memory202967494242
UX2196471088452
NanoReview Score12758244290399
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P60 Pro
10551
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Max Surface Temp.50.3 °Cn/a
Stability41 %n/a
Graphics Test63 fpsn/a
Graphics Score10551n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P60 Pro]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1n/a
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 16
UI Skin EMUI 13.1 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 4815 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 88 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) n/a
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 15 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:35 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P60 Pro
19:49
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Web Browsing08:26 hn/a
Video Playback12:20 hn/a
Games05:27 hn/a
Standby Mode88 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x 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 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.6
Focal length25 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX888n/a
Sensor size1/1.41/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size1.17 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.1f/2.6
Focal length90 mm74 mm
SensorOmnivisionn/a
Sensor sizen/a1/1.2 (0.83)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P60 Pro
159
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P60 Pro
147
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P60 Pro
156
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview75n/a
Zoom158n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P60 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor CMOS n/a
Sensor size n/a 1/2.93 (0.34)
Pixel size 1.22 μm 0.6 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

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 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 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 *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P60 Pro
89.1 dB
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2023 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr January, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 n/a
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 88 W 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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