Honor Magic8 vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
Honor
Magic8
Samsung
Galaxy A17 5G
At a glance
- Brand
- Honor
- Samsung
- Release date
- October 2025, 7 months ago
- August 2025, 9 months ago
- Launch price
- CN¥ 4,274.00 ($ 626.03)
- —
- AnTuTu
- 4.028.332 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 99% of devices
- 519.526 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 73% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.58"
- 6.7"
- Resolution
- 1256 x 2760 px QHD
- 1080 x 2340 px FHD+
- Type
- Oled
- Super AMOLED
- Density
- 461 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 90 Hz, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- Samsung Exynos 1330
- CPU
- 2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM
- 2x Cortex A78 2.4 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 5 nm
- Frequency
- 4.61 GHz
- 2.4 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 840 1.2 GHz
- Mali-G68 MC4
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 4 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- —
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Sensor
- Sony IMX906
- —
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- —
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- —
- Flash
- Dual LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- Yes
- Slow motion
- Yes, 1920 fps
- Yes, 120 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, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Ultra stable video, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode
Front camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 13 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.0
- ƒ/ 2.0
- Sensor
- Sony IMX816
- —
- Pixel size
- 0.64 µm
- —
Battery
- Capacity
- 7000 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 90.0W
- Yes , 25.0W
- Features
- Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Non-removable
- Charge cycles
- —
- 1200 cycles
- Runtime
- —
- ~ 44h
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
- 77.9 mm 164.4 mm 7.5 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 205 g
- 192 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy
- Plastic
- Colors
- Black White Gold Green
- Black Blue Gray
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68, IP69
- IP54
- Usable surface
- 90 %
- 86 %
- Drop resistance
- —
- Class A B C D E 180 drops without defects
- Repairability
- —
- Class A B C D E
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
- 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)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 6.0 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.3 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), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy)
- 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), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n12 (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), 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), 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), B17 (700), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), 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
- 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
- —
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- Yes
- No
- Audio
- Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers
- —
- Compass
- —
- Yes
