Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 11T Pro and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air - Which is better?

Xiaomi 11T Pro vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

63 out 100
Xiaomi 11T Pro
VS
91 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Xiaomi 11T Pro
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 11T Pro Manufactured in September, 2021, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, 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 Xiaomi 11T Pro
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
  • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 204g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 11T 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:
Xiaomi 11T Pro
vs
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 85.1 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 11T Pro
836 nits
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
sRGB gamut97.5 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)490 Hzn/a
Response time3.4 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 11T Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.1 mm (6.46 in) 150.5 mm (5.93 in)
Width 76.9 mm (3.03 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 11T Pro
85.1 %
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 11T Pro and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))		 - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Adreno 660 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 11T Pro
1535
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 11T Pro
3863
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)15353366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)386310603
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a24660
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 11T Pro], [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 11T Pro
955842
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
CPU2425141263745
GPU3126721443960
Memory184731494242
UX2159251088452
NanoReview Score9558424290399

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
OS Size 32 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No n/a
Fast Charging Yes (63% in 10 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:20 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 11T Pro
19:18
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Web Browsing07:37 hn/a
Video Playback13:08 hn/a
Games05:09 hn/a
Standby Mode85 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9204 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.2x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital 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 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 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
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.6
Focal length26 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM2n/a
Sensor size1/1.521/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size0.7 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
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
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/4.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 11T Pro
110
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 11T Pro
126
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 11T Pro
108
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Bokeh50n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom61n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 11T Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16A10 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.06 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 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 11T Pro
111
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 11T Pro
137
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a

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 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, HID, A2DP 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		 - 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 1900 MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)n/a
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 11T Pro
88.4 dB
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2021 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date September, 2021 yr January, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 650 n/a
Sensors - 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 Yes 120 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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