Home Phone comparison Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air - Which is better?

Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

93 out 100
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
VS
91 out 100
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra Manufactured in November, 2025, with display 6.9 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, 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 Poco F8 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 5500mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
  • Higher pixel density: 461ppi
  • Lighter design: 155g vs 218g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco F8 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
vs
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.9 in 6.31 in
Resolution 1200x2608 pixels 1216x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 416 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2000 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.9 % 90.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
3501 nits
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.3 mm (6.43 in) 150.5 mm (5.93 in)
Width 77.8 mm (3.06 in) 71.9 mm (2.83 in)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 in) 6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Weight 218 g (7.69 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Gold
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
91.9 %
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
90.4 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 MediaTek Dimensity 9500
Max Frequency 4600 MHz 4210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture 6/3.63 () - 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 Hexagon MediaTek NPU 990
Graphics Adreno 840 Mali-G1 Ultra MP12
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1200 MHz 1716 MHz
FLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS 5271.5 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
3553
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
3366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
10883
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
10603
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)35533366
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)1088310603
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2742024660
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra], [Honor Magic 8 Pro Air]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
3865467
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
4290399
CPU11631061263745
GPU13947961443960
Memory546277494242
UX7612881088452
NanoReview Score38654674290399

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 5300 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 16 Android 16
UI Skin HyperOS 3 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 6500 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 80 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes, (Wireless) n/a
Fast Charging Yes (78% in 15 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:39 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra
32:38
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
n/a
Web Browsing15:14 hn/a
Video Playback22:44 hn/a
Games08:06 hn/a
Standby Mode124 hn/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 60 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 102 ° 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.6
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision Light Hunter 950n/a
Sensor size1/1.31 (0.76)1/1.3 (0.77)
Pixel size1.2 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/3.0f/2.6
Focal length115 mm74 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.76 (0.36)1/1.2 (0.83)
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length18 mm16 mm
Sensor size1/2.88 (0.35)n/a
Pixel size0.61 μmn/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 (0.29) 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 30 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 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
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
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers 2.1 n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced November, 2025 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date November, 2025 yr January, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 729 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, 100 W Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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