Huawei Mate Xs 2 vs Honor Magic Vs

Comparing the Huawei Mate Xs 2 vs Honor Magic Vs across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor Magic Vs runs at a higher processing speed of 3.2 GHz, while Huawei Mate Xs 2 runs at 2.84 GHz, making Honor Magic Vs the better performer.

Display: Honor Magic Vs offers a screen size of 7.9 inches, while Huawei Mate Xs 2 offers 7.8 inches, making Honor Magic Vs the larger display of the two. Both Huawei Mate Xs 2 and Honor Magic Vs feature the same OLED display.

Rear Camera: Honor Magic Vs offers a higher rear camera resolution with 54 MP, while Huawei Mate Xs 2 offers 50 MP, making Honor Magic Vs better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Honor Magic Vs offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Huawei Mate Xs 2 offers 10.7 MP, making Honor Magic Vs better for front camera photography.

Battery: Honor Magic Vs offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Huawei Mate Xs 2 offers 4600 mAh, making Honor Magic Vs better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Huawei Mate Xs 2 and Honor Magic Vs offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Huawei Mate Xs 2

₹115,000

(Not Released in India)

Honor Magic Vs

₹85,790

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

23 Oct, 2022

14 Dec, 2022

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display


7.8 inches (19.81 cm)	7.9 inches (20.07 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
OLED	OLED	AMOLED
2200x2480 px (QHD+)	1984x2272 px (QHD 2K)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	90 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)	6.45 inches (16.38 cm)	N/A
1176x2480 px	1080x2560 px	N/A

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	54 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


10.7 MP	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4600 mAh	5000 mAh	6500 mAh
66W Fast Charging	66W Fast Charging	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

N/A

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

HarmonyOS

Android v12

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Magic UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.75 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 660

Adreno 730

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

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

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 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

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

7.8 inches (19.81 cm)

7.9 inches (20.07 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

2200x2480 px (QHD+)

1984x2272 px (QHD 2K)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A

800 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

90 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

425 ppi

382 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

164.98 %

171.33 %

90.11 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Display Colour

16M

N/A

Design

Height

156.5 mm

160.3 mm

150.83 mm

Width

75.5 mm

72.6 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

11.1 mm

12.9 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

255 grams

261 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Form Factor

Foldable Touch

N/A

Dimensions

Folded: 156.5 x 75.5 x 11.1 mm
Unfolded: 156.5 x 139.3 x 5.4 mm

Folded: 160.3 x 72.6 x 12.9 mm
Unfolded: 160.3 x 141.5 x 6.1 mm

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
+ 8 MP
+ 13 MP
Triple Primary Cameras

54 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.9 Wide Angle27 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus Laser autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

8550 x 6350 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

10.7 MP
Front Camera

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4600 mAh

5000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 66W Fast Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

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

16h 04m

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

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

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 12) / 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)

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: MP4

N/A

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Vibration

N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: MP3

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

Yes

N/A

Browser

Yes HTML

N/A

Phone Book

Yes Practically Unlimited

N/A

Email

Yes

N/A

Instant Messaging

Yes

N/A

Other Facilities

Android Market Calculator World clock Calendar Alarm Document viewer

N/A

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