Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 15T Pro and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air - Which is better?

Xiaomi 15T Pro vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

90 out 100
Xiaomi 15T Pro
VS
91 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Xiaomi 15T Pro
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 15T Pro Manufactured in September, 2025, with display 6.83 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus, vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air, Manufactured in January, 2026with 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 15T Pro
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • 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 210g
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 15T 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi 15T Pro
vs
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.83 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1280x2772 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 447 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.3 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.7 mm (6.41 in) 150.5 mm (5.93 in)
Width 77.9 mm (3.07 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 7.96 mm (0.31 in) 6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Weight 210 g (7.41 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gold
- Gray		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 15T Pro
90.3 %
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 15T Pro and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 9400 Plus MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 3630 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.73 (Cortex-X925)		 - 4/2.7 (C1-Pro)
- 3/3.5 (C1-Premium)
- 1/4.21 (C1-Ultra)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek NPU 890 MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1612 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 15T Pro
2731
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 15T Pro
8135
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)27313366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)813510603
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2057324660
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 15T Pro], [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 15T Pro
2718159
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
CPU6010931263745
GPU12275231443960
Memory415530494242
UX4740131088452
NanoReview Score27181594290399

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5333 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 HyperOS 2.0 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 90 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 13 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:36 h n/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3.2x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 120 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 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/1.6f/1.6
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision OVX9100n/a
Sensor size1/1.311/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size1.2 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/3.0f/2.6
Focal length115 mm74 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/1.2 (0.83)
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm16 mm
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm 21 mm
Sensor CMOS n/a
Sensor size 1/3.44 1/2.93 (0.34)
Pixel size 0.64 μm 0.6 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 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 6.0 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
- Beidou
- 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 *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8n/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/B66/B71)n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2025 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date September, 2025 yr January, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 899 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 No Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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