Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G vs Honor 500
69
out of 100
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84
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.79-inch Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4) that was released on December 8, 2025, against the Honor 500, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
- Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Honor 500
- 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2344K versus 994K)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 66W)
- 2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2185 and 1092 points
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Has a built-in infrared port
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.79 inches | 6.55 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2640 pixels | 1264 x 2736 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.85:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 427 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6000 nits | 6000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Aluminosilicate |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.8% | 91.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) | 155.8 mm (6.13 inches) |
| Width | 76.1 mm (3 inches) | 74.2 mm (2.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.75 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | - |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green, Brown | Black, Silver, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.57/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 3210 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.3 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
- 2 cores at 2.02 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.21 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Adreno 825 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1150 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~588.8 GFLOPS | ~2355.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3980 | - |
| Single-core score | 1092 | 2185 |
| Multi-core score | 3106 | 6974 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 367868 | 670547 |
| GPU | 164059 | 781383 |
| Memory | 214576 | 353250 |
| UX | 248152 | 539215 |
| Total score | 994655 | 2344395 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#173rd place)
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | - |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 16 |
| ROM | MagicOS 10 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 3 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 7500 mAh | 8000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Bypass charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (49% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:10 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1200 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 15:13 hr | - |
| Watching video | 20:32 hr | - |
| Gaming | 08:07 hr | - |
| Standby | 124 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#30th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12000 x 9000 | 16384 x 12288 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 117° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung HM6 | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.56 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5.0" (≈ 0.2 inch) | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3456 x 4608 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | - |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2025 | November 2025 |
| Release date | January 2026 | November 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $460 | $380 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 66 W | Yes, 80 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Honor 500 is definitely a better buy.
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