Blackview Wave 8 vs Honor Magic8 Pro Air

Blackview Wave 8
Blackview
Wave 8
Honor Magic8 Pro Air
Honor
Magic8 Pro Air

At a glance

Brand
Blackview
Honor
Release date
November 2024, 1 years 6 months ago
January 2026, 4 months ago
AnTuTu
211.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 56% of devices
4.027.702 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 99% of devices

Display

Size
6.56"
6.31"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
1216 x 2640 px QHD
Type
LCD IPS
Oled
Density
278 ppi Medium Density
458 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, 2D curved glass screen, Brightnes 400 cd/m² (typ), 70% NTSC, NTSC, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch
Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 1-120 Hz refresh rate, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, TÜV Low Blue Light, 4320 Hz PWM, Variable refresh rate 1 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 6000 cd/m², Always-On Display, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel (8-bit +2-bit FRC), Dolby Vision, Scratch resistant, King Kong Diamond JuRhino Glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)

Performance

Chipset
Unisoc Tiger T606
MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
CPU
2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55
1x3,73 GHz C1 Ultra + 3x3 GHz C1 Premium + 4x2,4 GHz C1 Pro
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
3 nm
Frequency
1.6 GHz
3.73 GHz
GPU
ARM Mali-G57
Mali G1 Ultra 1612 MHz
RAM
4 GB
12 GB
64-bit
Yes
Yes
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5X

Rear camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 1.6
Sensor
Samsung S5K4H7
Omnivision OV50Q
Pixel size
1.12 µm
1.20 µm
Sensor size
1/4"
1/1.3"
Flash
LED
Dual LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 1920 fps
Features
Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Tracking AF, UIS, Flicker sensor, Noise reduction, Face unlock, Time-Lapse, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Laser AF, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Dual front camera, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode, RAW 14 bits

Front camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ --
ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor
GalaxyCore
Omnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400
Pixel size
0.61 µm

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh
5500 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Si-Carbon Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 80.0W
Charge cycles
1100 cycles
Runtime
~ 71h
Features
Removable
Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging
50W wireless charging

Storage

Capacity
256 GB
512 GB
Type
eMMC 5.1 Storage
UFS Storage 4.0
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
No

Body

Dimensions
75.2 mm 163.2 mm 8.7 mm Print 3D Model
71.9 mm 150.5 mm 6.1 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
193 g
155 g
Materials
Plastic
Aluminium alloy
Colors
Black Blue Violet
Black White Gold Green
Water/dust resistance
IP52
IP68, IP69
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E
Usable surface
82 %
89 %

Software

Operating system
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Android 16 Android 16
Updates
OS updates: 5 years, Security updates: 5 years
OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM / eSIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC, Apt-x Adaptive
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi features
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB
USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B19 (800), B20 (800), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G
B1 (2100), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G
n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n18 (850), n20 (800), n26 (850), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n66 (1700), n77 (3700), n78 (3500), n79 (4700), n80 (1800), n81 (900), n83A (700), n84 (2100)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
No
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Audio
Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers

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