Honor Magic8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A26 5G
Honor
Magic8 Pro
Samsung
Galaxy A26 5G
At a glance
- Brand
- Honor
- Samsung
- Release date
- October 2025, 7 months ago
- March 2025, 1 years 2 months ago
- Launch price
- € 1,299.00 ($ 1,522.86)
- —
- AnTuTu
- 4.027.702 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 99% of devices
- 574.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 75% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.71"
- 6.7"
- Resolution
- 1256 x 2808 px QHD
- 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
- Type
- Oled
- Super AMOLED
- Density
- 458 ppi Very high density
- 385 ppi High Density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 19.5:9
- Features
- 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)
- Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 1000 cd/m², Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- Exynos 1380
- CPU
- 2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM
- 4x2.4GHz ARM Cortex A78 + 4x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 5 nm
- Frequency
- 4.61 GHz
- 2.4 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 840 1.2 GHz
- ARM Mali-G68 MP5
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 6 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- LPDDR4X RAM
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.6
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Omnivision OVH9000
- Samsung S5KJN1
- Pixel size
- 1.20 µm
- 0.64 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.3"
- 1/2.76"
- Flash
- Dual LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 1920 fps
- Yes, 480 fps
- Features
- 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
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Front camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 13 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.0
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- —
- Hynix Hi-1339
- Pixel size
- —
- 1.12 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 6270 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 100.0W
- Yes , 25.0W
- Wireless charging
- 80W wireless charging
- —
- Charge cycles
- 1600 cycles
- 1200 cycles
- Runtime
- ~ 64h
- ~ 37h
- Features
- Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 4.1
- —
- SD slot
- No
- Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Body
- Dimensions
- 75.0 mm 161.2 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
- 77.5 mm 164.0 mm 7.7 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 219 g
- 200 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy
- Plastic
- Colors
- Black White Blue Gold Green Orange
- Black White Yellow Green
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68, IP69
- IP67
- Drop resistance
- Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
- Class A B C D E 269 drops without defects
- Repairability
- Class A B C D E
- Class A B C D E
- Usable surface
- 89 %
- 86 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 16 Android 16
- Android 16 Android 16
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- OS updates: 6 years, Security updates: 6 years
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM / eSIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.3
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC, Apt-x Adaptive
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), AVRCP (Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile), DIP (Device ID Profile), HFP (Hands-Free Profile), HID (Human Interface Profile), HSP (Headset Profile), MAP (Message Access Profile), PAN (Personal Area Networking Profile), OPP (Object Push Profile), PBAP/PAB (Phone Book Access Profile), HOGP
- 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
- 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
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo
Networks
- 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)
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), 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), 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)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), 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), B8 (900)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, in screen
- Yes, on the side
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- —
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- No
- Audio
- Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers
- Dolby Atmos, Stereo Speakers
- Compass
- —
- Yes
