Honor Magic8 vs Huawei nova Y73
Honor
Magic8
Huawei
nova Y73
At a glance
- Brand
- Honor
- Huawei
- Release date
- October 2025, 7 months ago
- May 2025, 1 years 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
- 223.900 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 56% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.58"
- 6.67"
- Resolution
- 1256 x 2760 px QHD
- 720 x 1604 px HD+
- Type
- Oled
- TFT LCD (IPS)
- Density
- 461 ppi Very high density
- 264 ppi Medium Density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- 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, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Peak brightness - 1000 cd/m², 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- Huawei HiSilicon KIRIN 710A
- CPU
- 2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM
- 4x Cortex A73 2.2 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.7 GHz
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 12 nm
- Frequency
- 4.61 GHz
- 2.2 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 840 1.2 GHz
- ARM Mali-G51 MP4
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 8 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
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- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Sony IMX906
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- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
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- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
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- Flash
- Dual LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- No
- Slow motion
- Yes, 1920 fps
- No, 30 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
- Digital zoom, Quadruple camera, Digital image stabilization, 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
- 8 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.0
- ƒ/ 2.0
- Sensor
- Sony IMX816
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- Pixel size
- 0.64 µm
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Battery
- Capacity
- 7000 mAh
- 6620 mAh
- Type
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 90.0W
- Yes , 40.0W
- Features
- Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 4.0
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- SD slot
- No
- Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
Body
- Dimensions
- 74.0 mm 157.1 mm 8.0 mm Print 3D Model
- 76.6 mm 166.0 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 205 g
- 203 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy
- Plastic
- Colors
- Black White Gold Green
- Black Blue
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68, IP69
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- Usable surface
- 90 %
- 84 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 16 Android 16
- Android 12 Snow Cone EMUI 12 (Android)
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
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- Google services
- Without Google Mobile services
- Without Google Mobile services
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 5.1 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC, Apt-x Adaptive
- EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), LE (Low Energy), 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)
- 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
- 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
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), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B13 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), 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), B19 (800)
- 2G
- CDMA BC0 (800), 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
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- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- No
- Audio
- Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers
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