Honor Magic8 vs Xiaomi Redmi 12
Honor
Magic8
Xiaomi
Redmi 12
At a glance
- Brand
- Honor
- Xiaomi
- Release date
- October 2025, 8 months ago
- June 2023, 3 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
- 249.400 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 59% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.58"
- 6.79"
- Resolution
- 1256 x 2760 px QHD
- 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
- Type
- Oled
- LTPS LCD
- Density
- 461 ppi Very high density
- 388 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)
- Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 550 cd/m², 1500:1 contrast ratio, 70% NTSC, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass, 2.5D curved glass glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- MediaTek Helio G88
- CPU
- 2x4.61 GHz ARM + 6x3.63 GHz ARM
- 2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 3 nm
- 12 nm
- Frequency
- 4.61 GHz
- 2 GHz
- GPU
- Adreno 840 1.2 GHz
- Arm Mali-G52 MC2 1000MHz
- RAM
- 12 GB
- 4 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
- Samsung S5KJN1
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- 0.64 µm
- Sensor size
- 1/1.56"
- 1/2.76"
- Flash
- Dual LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- Yes
- No
- 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
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW
Front camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 8 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.0
- ƒ/ 2.1
- Sensor
- Sony IMX816
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- Pixel size
- 0.64 µm
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Battery
- Capacity
- 7000 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Si-Carbon Li-Ion
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 90.0W
- Yes , 18.0W
- Features
- Wireless charging, Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Wireless charging
- —
- 9W reverse wired charging
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
- 76.3 mm 168.6 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 205 g
- 198 g
- Materials
- Aluminium alloy
- Plastic , P2i Nano coating , Splash resistant design
- Colors
- Black White Gold Green
- Black Cyan Pearl White
- Water/dust resistance
- IP68, IP69
- IP53
- Usable surface
- 90 %
- 86 %
Software
- Operating system
- Android 16 Android 16
- Android 12 Snow Cone MIUI V13 (Android 12)
- Updates
- OS updates: 7 years, Security updates: 7 years
- OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 2 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), LE (Low Energy), APT-x
- 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), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), 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), B2 (1900), 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
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