Honor Magic8 vs Ulefone Armor 21
Honor
Magic8
Ulefone
Armor 21
At a glance
- Brand
- Honor
- Ulefone
- Release date
- October 2025, 8 months ago
- May 2023, 3 years 1 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
- 411.900 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 68% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.58"
- 6.58"
- Resolution
- 1256 x 2760 px QHD
- 1080 x 2408 px FHD+
- Type
- Oled
- LCD IPS
- Density
- 461 ppi Very high density
- 367 ppi 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)
- Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Color LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic coating
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- MediaTek Helio G99 (MT6789)
- CPU
- 2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM
- 2x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 6 nm
- Frequency
- 4.61 GHz
- 2.2 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 840 1.2 GHz
- Mali-G57 MC2
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 8 GB
- RAM type
- RAM LPDDR5X
- LPDDR4X RAM
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 64 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.9
- ƒ/ 1.9
- Sensor
- Sony IMX906
- Sony IMX686 Exmor RS
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- 0.80 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- 1/1.7"
- 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
- Digital zoom, 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
- 16 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.0
- ƒ/ 2.2
- Sensor
- Sony IMX816
- Sony IMX481
- Pixel size
- 0.64 µm
- 1.00 µm
Battery
- Capacity
- 7000 mAh
- 9600 mAh
- Type
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Li-Ion
- Fast charge
- Yes , 90.0W
- Yes , 33.0W
- Features
- Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Non-removable
- Charge cycles
- —
- 1000 cycles
- Runtime
- —
- ~ 90h
Storage
- Capacity
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- Type
- UFS Storage 4.0
- UFS Storage 2.1
- SD slot
- No
- Yes , Independent SD slot
Body
- Dimensions
- 74.0 mm 157.1 mm 8.0 mm Print 3D Model
- 81.6 mm 176.0 mm 18.1 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 205 g
- 400 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy
- Rugged Smartphone, Polycarbonate
- Colors
- Black White Gold Green
- Black
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68, IP69
- IP68, IP69 , MIL-STD-810H
- Usable surface
- 90 %
- 77 %
- Drop resistance
- —
- Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
- Repairability
- —
- Class A B C D E
Software
- Operating system
- Android 16 Android 16
- Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
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- 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 5.2 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)
- 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, Galileo
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), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), 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)
- 2G
- CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- CDMA BC0 (800), CDMA BC1 (1900), 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
- —
- Barometer
- —
- Yes
- Compass
- —
- Yes
