Honor Magic 9 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8

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Comparing the Honor Magic 9 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor Magic 9 Pro Max runs at a higher processing speed of 5.11 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 runs at 4.74 GHz, making Honor Magic 9 Pro Max the better performer.


Display: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers a screen size of 7.61 inches, while Honor Magic 9 Pro Max offers 6.8 inches, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Honor Magic 9 Pro Max's LTPO OLED, making Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Honor Magic 9 Pro Max offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers 50 MP, making Honor Magic 9 Pro Max better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Honor Magic 9 Pro Max offers a higher front camera resolution with 55 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers 10 MP, making Honor Magic 9 Pro Max better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor Magic 9 Pro Max offers a higher battery capacity with 8800 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers 4800 mAh, making Honor Magic 9 Pro Max better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Honor Magic 9 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

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Summary

Spec Score

N/A
95%
97%

Release Date

N/A
23 Jul, 2026
29 Oct, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro
Octa Core (upto 5.11 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.74 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.55 GHz)
12 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Main Display

N/A
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
7.61 inches (19.33 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
LTPO OLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
AMOLED
1320x2868 px (FHD+)
1848x2448 px
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A
5.45 inches (13.84 cm)
N/A
N/A
1248x1972 px
N/A

Rear Camera

N/A
200 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
200 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
3.2 MP
Camera

Front Camera

N/A
55 MP
10 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Lens
50 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

N/A
8800 mAh
4800 mAh
8000 mAh
100W
45W
80W Super Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
256 GB
512 GB
N/A
UFS 4.0
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
8.5/10
N/A

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Refreshing, useful new form factor
  • Thin & light, with solid build quality
  • Samsung's ecosystem
  • Good performance & battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Priced on the higher side
  • One-handed usage isn't great
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

N/A
4.9/5
(615 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
3,252,918
AnTuTu Score
4,214,275
AnTuTu Score
N/A
13h 30m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Jul 22, 2026
(Official)
Oct 22, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v17
Android v17
Android v17

OS Updates

N/A
7 Year
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
7 Year
6 Year

Custom UI

MagicOS
Samsung One UI
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Excellent
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC
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MediaTek Dimensity 9600 Pro MT6995
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Processor

Octa core

5.11 GHz, Dual core 4.03 GHz, Tri core 3.74 GHz, Tri core
Octa core

4.74 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.6 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M
Octa core

4.55 GHz, Dual core, C2-Ultra 4.35 GHz, Tri core, C2-Pro 3.1 GHz, Tri core, C2-Pro

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

2 nm
3 nm
2 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
Adreno 840
Mali-G2 Ultra NX MP16

RAM

12 GB
12 GB / 16 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X Ultra
LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A
Vapor Chamber
Vapor Chamber Cooling

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
3,252,918
4,214,275

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
12.0 s
17.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
6,959
6,740
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

LTPO OLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)
7.61 inches  (19.33 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1320x2868 px (FHD+)
1848x2448 px
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
3000 nits
N/A

Brightness

N/A
N/A
800 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
288 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
4:3
20:9

Pixel Density

464 ppi
403 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A
89.68 %
91.13 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Yes
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
87.9 %
95.5 %

Design

Height

N/A
123.9 mm
161.3 mm

Width

N/A
81.9 mm
76.6 mm

Thickness

N/A
9.7 mm
8.40 mm

Weight

N/A
201 grams
233 grams

Build Material

Back: Metal
Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Back: Polycarbonate

Form Factor

N/A
Foldable Touch
N/A

Dimensions

N/A
Folded: 123.9 x 81.9 x 9.7 mm
Unfolded: 123.9 x 161.4 x 4.5 mm
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP48 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Shock proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Excellent
Best In Class

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Camera1/1.28" sensor size
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera120x Digital Zoom 3x Optical Zoomf/1.5 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.8" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/1.9 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.51" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
200 MP
Telephoto Camera1/1.4" sensor size
N/A
200 MP
f/2.1 Telephoto Camera70 mm focal length
N/A
N/A
3.2 MP
f/2.419 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A
6120 x 8160 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

N/A
10 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
120 x Digital Zoom
3 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

N/A
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion
Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Excellent
Best In Class

Resolution

55 MP
Primary Camera
10 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera18 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A
No
Yes Dual AF Phase Detection

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

8800 mAh
4800 mAh
8000 mAh

Battery Type

N/A
Si/C Li-Ion
N/A

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 26 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 100W
Yes 45W 63% in 30 minutes
Yes 80W Super Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging
Yes 20W Wireless Charging
Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging
N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
13h 30m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
59m
1h 22m 8s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 4.0
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

N/A
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)
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SIM 2

N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78 / N79
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)
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SAR Value

N/A
N/A
Head: 1.189 W/kg Body: 0.946 W/kg

Wi-Fi

N/A
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

N/A
Yes v6.0
Yes v6.2

GPS

N/A
Yes with Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

N/A
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic
Capacitive
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

N/A
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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