Honor Magic8 vs Huawei nova 15 Pro
Honor
Magic8
Huawei
nova 15 Pro
At a glance
- Brand
- Honor
- Huawei
- Release date
- October 2025, 7 months ago
- December 2025, 5 months ago
- Launch price
- CN¥ 4,274.00 ($ 626.03)
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- AnTuTu
- 4.028.332 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 99% of devices
- 865.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 82% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.58"
- 6.84"
- Resolution
- 1256 x 2760 px QHD
- 1320 x 2856 px FHD+
- Type
- Oled
- Oled
- Density
- 461 ppi Very high density
- 460 ppi Very 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)
- Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, HDR10+, DCI-P3, sRGB standard, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, 3D curved glass screen, AGC glass, Kunlun Glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, LTPO (Low Temperature PolySilicon oxide)
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 9010
- CPU
- 2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM
- 1xC2T Taishan V121 2.19GHz+3xC6T Taishan V121 2.18GHz+4xC4T Cortex A510 1.55GHz
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Deca-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 5 nm
- Frequency
- 4.61 GHz
- 2.19 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 840 1.2 GHz
- Maleoon 910
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 12 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- LPDDR4X RAM
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 1.9
- Sensor
- Sony IMX906
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- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- —
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
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- Flash
- Dual LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 1920 fps
- Yes, 480 fps
- Features
- 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
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Quadruple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Laser AF, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Dual front camera, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW
Front camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.0
- ƒ/ 2.4
- Sensor
- Sony IMX816
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- Pixel size
- 0.64 µm
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Battery
- Capacity
- 7000 mAh
- 6500 mAh
- Type
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 90.0W
- Yes , 100.0W
- Features
- Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 4.0
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- SD slot
- No
- No
Body
- Dimensions
- 74.0 mm 157.1 mm 8.0 mm Print 3D Model
- 78.0 mm 163.0 mm 6.9 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 205 g
- 202 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy
- Plastic , Glass
- Colors
- Black White Gold Green
- Black White Green Violet
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68, IP69
- IP65
- Usable surface
- 90 %
- 90 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 16 Android 16
- HarmonyOS 2 HarmonyOS 6.0
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
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- Google services
- Without Google Mobile services
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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, Apt-x Adaptive
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- 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)
- 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, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b)
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n12 (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
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- 4G LTE
- 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)
- B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B26 (850), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- 2G
- CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), 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
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- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- Yes
- Audio
- Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers
- Stereo Speakers
