Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G vs Magic 7 Lite
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Here we compared two mid-range 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 Magic 7 Lite, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and came out 1 year 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
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- 49% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (994K versus 666K)
- Comes with 900 mAh larger battery capacity: 7500 vs 6600 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- The phone is 1 year newer
- 16% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1092 and 939 points
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 7 Lite
- 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 | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2640 pixels | 1224 x 2700 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.85:9 | 19.85:9 |
| PPI | 427 ppi | 437 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 4000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.8% | 90.7% |
| 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) | 162.8 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 76.1 mm (3 inches) | 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP64 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | - |
| Colors | Black, Green, Brown | Black, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.57/5) | Good (3.63/5) |
| Drop resistance | Excellent (A) · 270 drops | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| 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) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1150 MHz | 676 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~588.8 GFLOPS | ~346.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3980 | 1334 |
| Single-core score | 1092 | 939 |
| Multi-core score | 3106 | 2774 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 367868 | 244191 |
| GPU | 164059 | - |
| Memory | 214576 | 214892 |
| UX | 248152 | 207204 |
| Total score | 994655 | 666287 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 200 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 12811 |
| Video editing | - | 7106 |
| Photo editing | - | 24560 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10164 |
| Writing score | - | 14735 |
Recent User Tests
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
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Honor Magic 7 Lite
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-20 (Anto) | AnTuTu | 666287 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | MagicOS 10 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 3 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7500 mAh | 6600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (49% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:10 hr | - |
| Battery cycles | 1200 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 | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12000 x 9000 | 12000 x 9000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 108 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung HM6 | Samsung HM6 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) | 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 5 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 | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3456 x 4608 | 3456 x 4608 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.1 |
| 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 |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 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 | Mid-range |
| Announced | December 2025 | January 2025 |
| Release date | January 2026 | January 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $460 | $369 |
| Successor | - | - Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 66 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G. But if the design is more of a priority – go for the Honor Magic 7 Lite.
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