Honor Magic 8 Pro vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
94
out of 100
VS
89
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.71-inch Honor Magic 8 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on October 15, 2025, against the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, which is powered by Apple A18 Pro and came out 1 year and 2 months 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 Pro
- Delivers 194% higher peak brightness (5297 against 1800 nits)
- 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3966K versus 1750K)
- Comes with 2515 mAh larger battery capacity: 7200 vs 4685 mAh
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 30W)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Fingerprint scanner
- The phone is 1 year and 2 months newer
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
- Shows 9% longer battery life (35:01 vs 32:06 hours)
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
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 | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.71 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1256 x 2808 pixels | 1320 x 2868 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 458 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6000 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Giant Rhino Glass | - |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 92.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 99.6% |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
iPhone 16 Pro Max
6.9″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
Magic 8 Pro
6.71″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.15 mm (6.34 inches) | 163 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 75 mm (2.95 inches) | 77.6 mm (3.06 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.32 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 219 g (7.72 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gold, Green | White, Black, Silver, Gold |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Repairability | Good (3.41/5) | Average (2.83/5) |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) · 180 drops | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Apple A18 Pro |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 4040 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Sawtooth - 2 cores at 4.05 GHz: Everest |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | 6 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | 1490 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3686.4 GFLOPS | ~2289 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27643 | 33340 |
| Single-core score | 3568 | 3507 |
| Multi-core score | 10610 | 8789 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1207069 | 508577 |
| GPU | 1513881 | 540541 |
| Memory | 461553 | 191233 |
| UX | 783641 | 509980 |
| Total score | 3966144 | 1750331 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 74% |
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2979 | 1718 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 47 FPS | 28 FPS |
| Section 1 | 56 FPS | 34 FPS |
| Section 2 | 46 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Section 3 | 40 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Graphics score | 12492 | 7448 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 22533 | - |
| Video editing | 8214 | - |
| Photo editing | 40028 | - |
| Data manipulation | 17118 | - |
| Writing score | 30415 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#19th place)
Recent User Tests
Honor Magic 8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-19 (WatchingTV) | AnTuTu | 4000373 |
| 📘 2026-07-18 (WatchingTV) | AnTuTu | 3966144 |
| 📘 2026-07-07 (carrrpernaxa) | AnTuTu | 3649917 |
| 📘 2026-06-25 -> Lyncos | AnTuTu | 2869245 |
| 📘 2026-04-15 (Nam Le) | GeekBench CPU | 3568 / 10610 |
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-21 (l1tsemerr) | AnTuTu | 1650968 |
| 📘 2026-04-27 -> hoduyhaodzso1tg | Battery life | SOT 12:58 / – |
| 📘 2026-04-12 -> hoduyhaodzso1tg | Battery life | Battery report |
| 📘 2026-01-19 (Максим) | AnTuTu | 1695936 |
| 📘 2026-01-17 (RekrutV) | AnTuTu | 1870884 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | iOS 18 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| ROM | MagicOS 10 | - |
| OS size | - | 18 GB |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7200 mAh | 4685 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (80 W) | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (81% in 30 min) | Yes (46% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:40 hr | 1:57 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1600 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 14:24 hr | 14:34 hr |
| Watching video | 24:12 hr | 22:01 hr |
| Gaming | 08:32 hr | 07:12 hr |
| Standby | 116 hr | 163 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (27th and 14th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.7x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP 4) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50H | Sony IMX803 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 85 mm | 120 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP9 | Sony IMX913 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50D | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 165 | 160 |
| Preview | - | 93 |
| Zoom | 155 | 130 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Honor Magic 8 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX816 | Sony IMX714 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.93" (≈ 0.34 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.6 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | Yes | Yes |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 149 |
| Video | - | 155 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | Yes | 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 | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2025 | September 2024 |
| Release date | October 2025 | September 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $1199 |
| Successor | - | - Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max |
| SAR (head) | - | 1.22 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.45 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on iPhone 16 Pro Max:
- The US version of the smartphone exclusively supports eSIM, while the international model features both a physical SIM slot and eSIM capability. In China, the device is available with dual physical SIM card slots only.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Honor Magic 8 Pro. But if the software and sound are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max.
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