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

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

69 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
VS
91 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.81 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 Mi 11 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 234g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra 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 Mi 11 Ultra
vs
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.81 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1440x3200 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 515 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 900 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
939 nits
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)510 Hzn/a
Response time2.8 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.3 mm (6.47 in) 150.5 mm (5.93 in)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Weight 234 g (8.25 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Ceramic n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
91.4 %
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra 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 Mi 11 Ultra
1463
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
3911
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14633366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)391110603
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a24660
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
923576
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
CPU2468001263745
GPU2602941443960
Memory182528494242
UX2339541088452
NanoReview Score9235764290399
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
5285
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Max Surface Temp.43.1 °Cn/a
Stability91 %n/a
Graphics Test31 fpsn/a
Graphics Score5285n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
12250
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Writing score14672n/a
Web score11015n/a
Video editing7568n/a
Data manipulation9531n/a
NanoReview Score12250n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
OS Size 31 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 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 Yes (67 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) n/a
Fast Charging Yes (90% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:37 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
17:59
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Web Browsing06:28 hn/a
Video Playback11:22 hn/a
Games04:38 hn/a
Standby Mode90 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8700x5800 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3.2x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Up to 24FPS 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 1920 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 128 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 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/2.0f/1.6
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung GN2n/a
Sensor size1/1.121/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size1.4 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP64 MP
Aperturef/4.1f/2.6
Focal length120 mm74 mm
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/21/1.2 (0.83)
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length12 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
138
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
141
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Bokeh75n/a
Preview72n/a
Zoom142n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra]

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 5380x3620 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.3 f/2.0
Focal length 27 mm 21 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/2.93 (0.34)
Pixel size 0.8 μm 0.6 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus 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 Mi 11 Ultra
117
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a

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, 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
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - 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 BandsGSM850 900 1800 MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMAB1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)n/a
LTE category24n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date April, 2021 yr January, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 1299 n/a
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- 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 n/a 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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