Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 12 Pro and Honor Magic 8 Pro - Which is better?

Xiaomi 12 Pro vs Honor Magic 8 Pro

70 out 100
Xiaomi 12 Pro
VS
95 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro
Xiaomi 12 Pro
Honor Magic 8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 12 Pro Manufactured in December, 2021, with display 6.73 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, 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 12 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.73in
  • Higher pixel density: 521ppi
  • Lighter design: 204g vs 219g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro
  • Higher battery capacity: 7200mAh vs 4600mAh
  • 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		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 12 Pro 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 12 Pro
vs
Honor Magic 8 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.73 in 6.71 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1256x2808 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 521 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 970 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 89.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1049 nits
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)367 Hzn/a
Response time5 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 12 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.6 mm (6.44 in) 161.2 mm (6.35 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 75 mm (2.95 in)
Thickness 8.66 mm (0.34 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 204 g (7.2 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Water resistance No IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 12 Pro
89.5 %
Honor Magic 8 Pro
89.8 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 12 Pro and Honor Magic 8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)		 6/3.63 ()
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 818 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1674
Honor Magic 8 Pro
3675
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 12 Pro
4029
Honor Magic 8 Pro
10686
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)16743675
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)402910686
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 12 Pro], [Honor Magic 8 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 12 Pro
1194018
Honor Magic 8 Pro
4288382
CPU3146691212902
GPU4378691469542
Memory204120600024
UX2373601005914
NanoReview Score11940184288382
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
9299
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.41.2 °Cn/a
Stability67 %n/a
Graphics Test55 fpsn/a
Graphics Score9299n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 12 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 12 Pro
11762
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Writing score13132n/a
Web score10845n/a
Video editing7440n/a
Data manipulation9341n/a
NanoReview Score11762n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 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 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
OS Size 26.5 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 4600 mAh 7200 mAh
Max Charging Power 120 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 8 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:21 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 12 Pro
16:53
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing06:40 hn/a
Video Playback10:08 hn/a
Games04:44 hn/a
Standby Mode81 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3.7x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 1920 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 115 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 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
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX707n/a
Sensor size1/1.281/1.3
Pixel size1.22 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.6
Focal length48 mmn/a
SensorSamsung JN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/1.4
Pixel size0.64 μm0.56 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length14 mm12 mm
SensorSamsung JN1n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/2.88
Pixel size0.64 μm0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
136
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 12 Pro
125
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 12 Pro
129
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a
Bokeh70n/a
Preview70n/a
Zoom102n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 12 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV32b40 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/2.93
Pixel size 0.7 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 Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.2 6.0
Bluetooth features LE 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
- NAVIC		 - 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 B1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)n/a
LTE category20n/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 12 Pro
84.2 dB
Honor Magic 8 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced December, 2021 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date December, 2021 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 999 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 n/a
* 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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