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OnePlus 15R vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

90 out 100
OnePlus 15R
VS
91 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
OnePlus 15R
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 15R Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.83 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air, Manufactured in January, 2026with 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 OnePlus 15R
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7400mAh vs 5500mAh
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
  • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 214g
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 15R 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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
OnePlus 15R
vs
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.83 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1272x2800 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1800 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.41 mm (6.43 in) 150.5 mm (5.93 in)
Width 77.04 mm (3.03 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Weight 214 g (7.55 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 15R
91 %
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 15R and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 3840 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture 6/3.32 () - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Adreno 829 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 1200 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 2457.6 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 15R
2847
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 15R
9422
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)28473366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)942210603
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2079624660
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 15R], [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 15R
2969231
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
CPU9544081263745
GPU9391131443960
Memory385833494242
UX6898771088452
NanoReview Score29692314290399

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5300 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 16 Android 16
UI Skin OxygenOS 16 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 7400 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 80 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes n/a
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 20 min) Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.2x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 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 112 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 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/1.8f/1.6
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX906n/a
Sensor size1/1.56 (0.64)1/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/2.6
Focal lengthn/a74 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/1.2 (0.83)
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm16 mm
SensorOmnivision OV08D10n/a
Sensor size1/4.0 (0.25)n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor CMOS n/a
Sensor size n/a 1/2.93 (0.34)
Pixel size n/a 0.6 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No 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 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - 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 850/900/1800/1900MHzn/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/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2025 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr January, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 699 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 No Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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