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Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China) vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

84 out 100
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
VS
91 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China) Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 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 Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6100mAh vs 5500mAh
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
  • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 199g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 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 Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China) 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:
IQOO Neo 10 (China)
vs
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-144 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1800 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.92 mm (6.41 in) 150.5 mm (5.93 in)
Width 75.4 mm (2.97 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 in) 6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Water resistance n/a IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic n/a
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Orange		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
90.4 %
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China) and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 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 750 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency n/a 1716 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
2257
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
6925
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22573366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)692510603
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1611724660
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)], [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China)
2164911
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
CPU5143851263745
GPU8593251443960
Memory447068494242
UX3441331088452
NanoReview Score21649114290399

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4800 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 16
UI Skin OriginOS 5 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 6100 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 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 (50% in 12 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:31 h n/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital 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 119 ° 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		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
SensorSony IMX921n/a
Sensor size1/1.561/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size0.8 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 lengthn/a16 mm
SensorOmnivision OV08D10n/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/2.93 (0.34)
Pixel size 1 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

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 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- 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 850/900/1800MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B4/B5/B8/B19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B34/B38/B39/B40)n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2024 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr January, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 399 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 120 W Yes, 80 W

Note

Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (China):

Chinese model features an ultrasonic fingerprint scanner","global version uses an optical one.","Chinese version has sealed speakers","global model uses standard stereo speakers.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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