Cubot KingKong 9 vs Honor Magic8 Pro

Cubot KingKong 9
Cubot
KingKong 9
Honor Magic8 Pro
Honor
Magic8 Pro

At a glance

Brand
Cubot
Honor
Release date
May 2023, 3 years 1 months ago
October 2025, 8 months ago
AnTuTu
416.900 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 68% of devices
4.027.702 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 99% of devices
Launch price
€ 1,299.00 ($ 1,522.86)

Display

Size
6.58"
6.71"
Resolution
1080 x 2408 px FHD+
1256 x 2808 px QHD
Type
LCD IPS
Oled
Density
401 ppi Very high density
458 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, In-cell
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
MediaTek Helio G99 (MT6789)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
CPU
2x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz
2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
6 nm
3 nm
Frequency
2.2 GHz
4.61 GHz
GPU
Mali-G57 MC2
Adreno 840 1.2 GHz
RAM
12 GB
12 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
RAM LPDDR5X
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
100 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
Unknow
ƒ/ 1.6
Pixel size
0.80 µm
1.20 µm
Flash
Dual LED
Dual LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 1920 fps
Features
Triple camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Vision
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
Sensor
Omnivision OVH9000
Sensor size
1/1.3"

Front camera

Resolution
32 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.0
ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor
Samsung

Battery

Capacity
10600 mAh
6270 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Si-Carbon Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 33.0W
Yes , 100.0W
Charge cycles
1600 cycles
1600 cycles
Runtime
~ 91h
~ 64h
Features
Non-removable
Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging
80W wireless charging

Storage

Capacity
256 GB
512 GB
SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
No
Type
UFS Storage 4.1

Body

Dimensions
81.6 mm 172.0 mm 17.7 mm Print 3D Model
75.0 mm 161.2 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
390 g
219 g
Materials
Rugged Smartphone, Metal
Aluminium alloy
Colors
Black
Black White Blue Gold Green Orange
Water/dust resistance
IP68, IP69
IP68, IP69
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E
Class A B C D E
Usable surface
74 %
89 %

Software

Operating system
Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
Android 16 Android 16
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services
Updates
OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM / eSIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
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, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
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, Galileo
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), 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), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
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), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
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
Yes, on the side
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Compass
Yes
Cooling system
No
Yes
Audio
Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers

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