Honor Magic8 Lite vs hotwav Note 12 EF

At a glance

Brand: Honor; Hotwav
Release date: December 2025, 6 months ago; December 2024, 1 years 6 months ago
AnTuTu: 754.677 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 80% of devices; 256.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 60% of devices

Size: 6.79"; 6.8"
Resolution: 1200 x 2640 px QHD; 720 x 1640 px HD+
Type: AMOLED; LCD IPS
Density: 437 ppi Very high density; 409 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 19.5:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 3840 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 1200 cd/m², Peak brightness - 4000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1800 cd/m², DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, Stylus, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 500 cd/m², 1000:1 contrast ratio, 1500:1 contrast ratio, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen4; Unisoc Tiger T606
CPU: 4x Cortex A78 a 2.3 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 a 1.8 GHz; 2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2.3 GHz; 1.6 GHz
GPU: Adreno GPU; ARM Mali-G57
RAM: 8 GB; 4 GB
64-bit: Yes; Yes
RAM type: —; LPDDR4X RAM

Resolution: 108 Mpx; 48 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.75; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Samsung HM6; Omnivision OV48B
Pixel size: 1.00 µm; 0.80 µm
Sensor size: 1/1.67"; 1/2"
Flash: Dual LED; LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; No
Slow motion: Yes, 240 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 76.1 mm 161.9 mm 7.8 mm Print 3D Model; 78.0 mm 173.0 mm 9.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 189 g; 223 g
Materials: Plastic , Splash resistant design; Rugged Smartphone, Polycarbonate
Colors: Black Red Green; Black Purple Green
Water/dust resistance: 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: 90 %; 70 %

Operating system: Android 15 Android 15; Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Updates: OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 3 years; —
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.2 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.0 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), LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax); 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
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
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a); GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

5G: n1 (2100), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500); —
4G LTE: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B19 (800), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); CDMA BC0 (800), CDMA BC1 (1900), CDMA BC10 (800 Secondary), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)