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

Xiaomi 11T vs Honor Magic 8 Pro

58 out 100
Xiaomi 11T
VS
95 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro
Xiaomi 11T
Honor Magic 8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 11T Manufactured in October, 2021, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1200, vs Honor Magic 8 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. 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
  • Lighter design: 203g vs 219g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.71in
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 7200mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.71 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1256x2808 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 800 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 85.1 % 89.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 11T
797 nits
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time2.8 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 11T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.1 mm (6.46 in) 161.2 mm (6.35 in)
Width 76.9 mm (3.03 in) 75 mm (2.95 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 203 g (7.16 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 11T
85.1 %
Honor Magic 8 Pro
89.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 11T and Honor Magic 8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 1200 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/3 (Cortex-A78)		 6/3.63 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 3.0 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G77 MP9 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 576 1536
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 979.2 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 11T
1076
Honor Magic 8 Pro
3675
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 11T
3051
Honor Magic 8 Pro
10686
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10763675
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)305110686
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 11T], [Honor Magic 8 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 11T
752077
Honor Magic 8 Pro
4288382
CPU2046911212902
GPU2240201469542
Memory138080600024
UX1852851005914
NanoReview Score7520774288382
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 11T
4520
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.40 °Cn/a
Stability81 %n/a
Graphics Test27 fpsn/a
Graphics Score4520n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 11T]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 11T
10700
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Writing score14316n/a
Web score6564n/a
Video editing5706n/a
Data manipulation10100n/a
NanoReview Score10700n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
OS Size 26 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 7200 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (86% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:41 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 11T
22:44
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing08:33 hn/a
Video Playback14:58 hn/a
Games05:23 hn/a
Standby Mode108 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9024 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.7x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.6
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM2n/a
Sensor size1/1.521/1.3
Pixel size0.7 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a200 MP
Aperturen/af/2.6
Sensor sizen/a1/1.4
Pixel sizen/a0.56 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal lengthn/a12 mm
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/4.01/2.88
Pixel size1.12 μm0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 11T
96
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 11T
106
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 11T
93
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 11T]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 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
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 Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 11T
110
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 11T
124
Honor Magic 8 Pro
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 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes, DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
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 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/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
88.6 dB
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2021 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2021 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 500 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
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic 8 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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