Honor 500 vs Honor Magic8
Honor
500
Honor
Magic8
At a glance
- Brand
- Honor
- Honor
- Release date
- November 2025, 6 months ago
- October 2025, 7 months ago
- Launch price
- CN¥ 2,699.00 ($ 395.33)
- CN¥ 4,274.00 ($ 626.03)
- AnTuTu
- 2.405.000 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 96% of devices
- 4.028.332 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 99% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.55"
- 6.58"
- Resolution
- 1264 x 2736 px QHD
- 1256 x 2760 px QHD
- Type
- AMOLED
- Oled
- Density
- 460 ppi Very high density
- 461 ppi Very high density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 6000 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, 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
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen4
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- CPU
- 1x 3.21 GHz – Cortex X4 + 3x 3 GHz – Cortex A720 + 2x 2.8 GHz – Cortex A720 + 2x 2.02 GHz – Cortex A720
- 2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 4 nm
- 3 nm
- Frequency
- 4.32 GHz
- 4.61 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 825
- Adreno 840 1.2 GHz
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 12 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR4X RAM
- RAM LPDDR5X
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 200 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 1.9
- Sensor
- Samsung ISOCELL HP3
- Sony IMX906
- Pixel size
- 0.56 µm
- 1.00 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.4"
- 1/1.56"
- Flash
- LED
- Dual LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 480 fps
- Yes, 1920 fps
- Features
- Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, 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
- 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
Front camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.0
- ƒ/ 2.0
- Sensor
- —
- Sony IMX816
- Pixel size
- —
- 0.64 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 8000 mAh
- 7000 mAh
- Type
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 80.0W
- Yes , 90.0W
- Features
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 3.1
- UFS Storage 4.0
- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 74.2 mm 155.8 mm 7.7 mm Print 3D Model
- 74.0 mm 157.1 mm 8.0 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 198 g
- 205 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy
- Aluminium alloy
- Colors
- Black White Blue Pink
- Black White Gold Green
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68, IP69
- IP68, IP69
- Usable surface
- 91 %
- 90 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 16 Android 16
- Android 16 Android 16
- Google services
- Without 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 6.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- 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, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be)
- 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, Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), QZSS (L1 + L5)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n12 (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600)
- 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), B19 (800)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- 2G
- B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
- Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers
