hmd Aura vs Honor Magic8

hmd Aura
hmd
Aura
Honor Magic8
Honor
Magic8

At a glance

Brand
HMD
Honor
Release date
May 2024, 2 years 1 months ago
October 2025, 8 months ago
AnTuTu
154.110 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 54% of devices
4.028.332 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 99% of devices
Launch price
CN¥ 4,274.00 ($ 626.03)

Display

Size
6.56"
6.58"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
1256 x 2760 px QHD
Type
LCD IPS
Oled
Density
269 ppi Medium Density
461 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 480 cd/m² (typ), 72% NTSC, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
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
Spreadtrum Unisoc SC9863A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
CPU
4x Cortex A55 1.6 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.2 GHz
2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
28 nm
3 nm
Frequency
1.6 GHz
4.61 GHz
GPU
PowerVR GE8322
Adreno 840 1.2 GHz
RAM
4 GB
12 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
RAM LPDDR5X
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
Unknow
ƒ/ 1.9
Flash
LED
Dual LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 1920 fps
Features
Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Tracking AF, Flicker sensor, Noise reduction, 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, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode
Sensor
Sony IMX906
Pixel size
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/1.56"

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ --
ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor
Sony IMX816
Pixel size
0.64 µm

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh
7000 mAh
Type
Li-Ion
Si-Carbon Li-Ion
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 90.0W
Features
Non-removable
Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
256 GB
SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
No
Type
UFS Storage 4.0

Body

Dimensions
75.5 mm 163.9 mm 8.9 mm Print 3D Model
74.0 mm 157.1 mm 8.0 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
175 g
205 g
Materials
Plastic
Aluminium alloy
Colors
Purple Green
Black White Gold Green
Water/dust resistance
IP52
IP68, IP69
Usable surface
83 %
90 %

Software

Operating system
Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
Android 16 Android 16
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
Without 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 + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 4.2 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
802.11a , 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 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)
USB
USB Type-C

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B41 (TDD 2500)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
3G
B1 (2100), B5 (850), 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)
CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n12 (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, in the back
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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