Honor Magic vs Honor 8 Pro

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Comparing the Honor Magic vs Honor 8 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor 8 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while Honor Magic runs at 0.23 GHz, making Honor 8 Pro the better performer.


Display: Honor 8 Pro offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Honor Magic offers 5.09 inches, making Honor 8 Pro the larger display of the two. Honor Magic features a AMOLED display compared to Honor 8 Pro's IPS LCD, making Honor Magic the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Honor Magic and Honor 8 Pro feature a 12 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Honor Magic and Honor 8 Pro feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Honor 8 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while Honor Magic offers 2900 mAh, making Honor 8 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Honor Magic offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Honor 8 Pro offers 128 GB, making Honor Magic the better option for storage.

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Honor Magic
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Summary

Spec Score

74%
76%

Release Date

N/A
10 Jul, 2017

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
HiSilicon Kirin
Octa Core (upto 230 MHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

5.09 inches (12.93 cm)
5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
AMOLED
IPS LCD
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Camera
12 MP
Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP

Battery

2900 mAh
4000 mAh
Fast Charging
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
128 GB

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Solid metal build
  • Impressive display
  • Versatile pair of snappers
  • Powerful hardware

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Average battery life
  • Heats up, quickly

User Ratings

N/A
4.4/5
(15,197 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
2 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
Jul 10, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Custom UI

N/A
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 950
HiSilicon Kirin 960

Processor

Octa core

230 MHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T880 MP4
Mali-G71 MP8

RAM

4 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.09 inches  (12.93 cm)
5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

Pixel Density

577 ppi
515 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.78 %
73.44 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

146.1 mm
157 mm

Width

69.9 mm
77.5 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
6.9 mm

Weight

145 grams
184 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
12 MP
12 MP

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Flash

No
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2900 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 30 Hours(3G) / Up to 16 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
128 GB

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope