Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 13T and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air - Which is better?

Xiaomi 13T vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

71 out 100
Xiaomi 13T
VS
91 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Xiaomi 13T
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 13T Manufactured in September, 2023, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra, 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
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 13T
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
  • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 197g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.4

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 13T 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 13T
vs
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1220x2712 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 446 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 600 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 87.5 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 13T
1251 nits
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
sRGB gamut98.6 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 13T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.2 mm (6.39 in) 150.5 mm (5.93 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8.49 mm (0.33 in) 6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 13T
87.5 %
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 13T and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultra MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex A55)
- 3/3 (Cortex A78)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex A78)		 - 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 MediaTek APU 580 MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Mali-G610 MP6 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 768 1536
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 1442 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 13T
1240
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 13T
3916
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12403366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)391610603
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a24660
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 13T], [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 13T
889920
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
CPU2537921263745
GPU2268511443960
Memory195601494242
UX2136761088452
NanoReview Score8899204290399

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 16
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 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 (70% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:51 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 13T
23:22
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Web Browsing09:04 hn/a
Video Playback12:58 hn/a
Games05:38 hn/a
Standby Mode121 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3.2x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 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 n/a 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 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
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX707n/a
Sensor size1/1.281/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size1.22 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.6
Focal length50 mm74 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40n/a
Sensor size1/2.881/1.2 (0.83)
Pixel size0.61 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm16 mm
SensorOmniVision OV13Bn/a
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 13T
121
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 13T
132
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 13T
123
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview65n/a
Zoom101n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 13T]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 21 mm
Sensor Sony IMX596 n/a
Sensor size 1/2 1/2.93 (0.34)
Pixel size 0.8 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 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 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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
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/B66)n/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 13T
91.4 dB
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced September, 2023 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date September, 2023 yr January, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 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 67 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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