Home Phone comparison Oppo Reno 15 and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air - Which is better?

Oppo Reno 15 vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

75 out 100
Oppo Reno 15
VS
91 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Oppo Reno 15
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Oppo Reno 15 Manufactured in January, 2026, with display 6.59 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4, 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 Oppo Reno 15
  • Larger display: 6.59in
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 5500mAh
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
  • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 197g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Oppo Reno 15 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:
Oppo Reno 15
vs
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.59 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1256x2760 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 600 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 88.5 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Oppo Reno 15
1312 nits
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.3 mm (6.23 in) 150.5 mm (5.93 in)
Width 74.83 mm (2.95 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 7.77 mm (0.31 in) 6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 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 - White
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Oppo Reno 15
88.5 %
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Oppo Reno 15 and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3/1.84 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-520))
- 4/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-720))
- 1/2.8 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-720))		 - 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 Yes 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)
Oppo Reno 15
1270
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Oppo Reno 15
4106
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12703366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)410610603
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a24660
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Oppo Reno 15], [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Oppo Reno 15
1394716
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
CPU4810181263745
GPU3279871443960
Memory249030494242
UX3366811088452
NanoReview Score13947164290399

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 16 Android 16
UI Skin ColorOS 16 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 6500 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 (68% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:57 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Oppo Reno 15
29:05
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Web Browsing11:50 hn/a
Video Playback17:46 hn/a
Games06:35 hn/a
Standby Mode139 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 3.2x
Flash 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 120 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 116 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-600n/a
Sensor size1/1.95 (0.51)1/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size0.8 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.8f/2.6
Focal length85 mm74 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL JN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.76 (0.36)1/1.2 (0.83)
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm16 mm
SensorOmniVision OV08Dn/a
Sensor size1/4.0 (0.25)n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 18 mm 21 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN5 n/a
Sensor size 1/2.76 (0.36) 1/2.93 (0.34)
Pixel size 0.64 μm 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 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 5.4 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
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/8n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66/B71)n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2026 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date January, 2026 yr January, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 549 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 Yes, 80 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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