Honor Magic8 vs Nokia XR21
Honor
Magic8
Nokia
XR21
At a glance
- Brand
- Honor
- Nokia
- Release date
- October 2025, 8 months ago
- May 2023, 3 years 1 months ago
- Launch price
- CN¥ 4,274.00 ($ 626.03)
- € 599.00 ($ 699.51)
- AnTuTu
- 4.028.332 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 99% of devices
- 396.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 65% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.58"
- 6.49"
- Resolution
- 1256 x 2760 px QHD
- 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
- Type
- Oled
- LCD IPS
- Density
- 461 ppi Very high density
- 406 ppi Very high 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, Glove touch support, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 550 cd/m², NTSC, 82% NTSC, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Capacitive, Multi-touch
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 (SM6375)
- CPU
- 2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM
- 2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold +6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 6 nm
- Frequency
- 4.61 GHz
- 2.2 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 840 1.2 GHz
- Qualcomm Adreno 619
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 6 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- LPDDR4X RAM
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 64 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Sony IMX906
- —
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- —
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- —
- Flash
- Dual LED
- Dual 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
- 4K Video, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
Front camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 16 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.0
- ƒ/ 2.4
- Sensor
- Sony IMX816
- —
- Pixel size
- 0.64 µm
- —
Battery
- Capacity
- 7000 mAh
- 4800 mAh
- Type
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 90.0W
- Yes , 33.0W
- Features
- Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 4.0
- —
- 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
- 78.6 mm 168.0 mm 10.5 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 205 g
- 231 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy
- Polycarbonate
- Colors
- Black White Gold Green
- Green Night Black
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68, IP69
- IP68, IP69 , MIL-STD-810H
- Usable surface
- 90 %
- 77 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 16 Android 16
- Android 12 Snow Cone Android 12
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- —
- Google services
- Without Google Mobile services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
- 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
- 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
- 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)
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n12 (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n20 (800), n25 (1900), n28b (700), n28a (700), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), 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), 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), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B25 (1900+), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B32 (1500), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B43 (TDD 3700), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
- 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
- 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
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- No
- Audio
- Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers
- Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
- Barometer
- —
- Yes
