Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air, Manufactured in January, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9500. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S25
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
- Larger display: 6.31in
- Higher pixel density: 461ppi
- Lighter design: 155g vs 162g
- Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/512 GB - 16/1024 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.2 in | 6.31 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1216x2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 416 ppi | 461 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 2600 nits | 1800 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.1 % | 90.4 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 97.4 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 2 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 146.9 mm (5.78 in) | 150.5 mm (5.93 in) |
| Width | 70.5 mm (2.78 in) | 71.9 mm (2.83 in) |
| Thickness | 7.2 mm (0.28 in) | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) |
| Weight | 162 g (5.71 oz) | 155 g (5.47 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP69 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | n/a |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Gray - Blue - Green - Pink |
- White - Black - Gold - Orange |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | MediaTek Dimensity 9500 |
| Max Frequency | 4470 MHz | 4210 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L)) |
- 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 830 | Mali-G1 Ultra MP12 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 1716 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS | 5271.5 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3075 | 3366 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 9822 | 10603 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 26264 | 24660 |
| CPU | 580139 | 1263745 |
| GPU | 961299 | 1443960 |
| Memory | 478741 | 494242 |
| UX | 362794 | 1088452 |
| NanoReview Score | 2382973 | 4290399 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 5333 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | n/a |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 30.1 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | MagicOS 10 |
Battery
| Volume | 4000 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 80 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | n/a |
| Fast Charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full Charge Time | 1:17 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 09:09 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 17:15 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:32 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 108 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8160x6120 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Optical, 3.2x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | 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: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.3 (0.77) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1.2 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 10 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 67 mm | 74 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.94 | 1/1.2 (0.83) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX564 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.4 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3LU | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/2.93 (0.34) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 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 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 | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 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 |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850,GSM900,DCS1800,PCS1900 | n/a |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850),B8(900) | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71) | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | January, 2025 yr | January, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2025 yr | January, 2026 yr |
| MSRP ($) | 799 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - 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 |
Note
Samsung Galaxy S25:
Supports up to 2 eSIMs. The international model has 2 physical SIM slots, while the U.S. model has 1.
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
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