Honor Magic 8 Pro vs Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
94
out of 100
VS
80
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 Google Pixel 10 Pro XL, which is powered by Google Tensor G5 and came out 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
- 2.5x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3966K versus 1617K)
- Delivers 126% higher peak brightness (5297 against 2343 nits)
- Comes with 2000 mAh larger battery capacity: 7200 vs 5200 mAh
- Shows 39% longer battery life (32:06 vs 23:06 hours)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 45W)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- 55% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3568 and 2305 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
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 | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1256 x 2808 pixels | 1344 x 2992 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 458 ppi | 486 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 3300 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6000 nits | 2200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Giant Rhino Glass | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 89.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 96.2% |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | - | 3 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.15 mm (6.34 inches) | 162.8 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 75 mm (2.95 inches) | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.32 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 219 g (7.72 oz) | 232 g (8.18 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gold, Green | White, Black, Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.41/5) | Good (3.66/5) |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) · 180 drops | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Google Tensor G5 |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 5 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 5 cores at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.78 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | PowerVR DXT-48-1536 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3686.4 GFLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27643 | 3760 |
| Single-core score | 3568 | 2305 |
| Multi-core score | 10610 | 6054 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1207069 | 760240 |
| GPU | 1513881 | 181200 |
| Memory | 461553 | 267804 |
| UX | 783641 | 408462 |
| Total score | 3966144 | 1617706 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 93% |
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2979 | 1012 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 47 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 56 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 46 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 40 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 12492 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 22533 | 17237 |
| Video editing | 8214 | 7203 |
| Photo editing | 40028 | 24584 |
| Data manipulation | 17118 | 14036 |
| Writing score | 30415 | 20213 |
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 |
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-16 (fox_sky) | AnTuTu | 1629394 |
| 📘 2026-06-05 (dunkiegaming) | GeekBench GPU | 4116 |
| 📘 2026-06-05 (dunkiegaming) | GeekBench CPU | 2295 / 6133 |
| 📘 2026-05-17 (Dustigen) | AnTuTu | 1487891 |
| 📘 2026-05-17 (Dustigen) | GeekBench CPU | 2305 / 6054 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | MagicOS 10 | Stock Android |
| OS size | - | 23 GB |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7200 mAh | 5200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (80 W) | Yes (23 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (81% in 30 min) | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:40 hr | 1:22 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1600 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 14:24 hr | 11:06 hr |
| Watching video | 24:12 hr | 17:14 hr |
| Gaming | 08:32 hr | 05:08 hr |
| Standby | 116 hr | 81 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#27th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.7x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50H | Samsung GNV |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 85 mm | 113 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP9 | Samsung S5KGM5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50D | Samsung S5KGM5 |
| 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 |
| Zoom | 155 | 141 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Honor Magic 8 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Google Pixel 10 Pro XL from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 42 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX816 | Sony IMX858 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.93" (≈ 0.34 inch) | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.6 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | Yes | No |
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 | 6.0 |
| 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, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | 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 | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2025 | August 2025 |
| Release date | October 2025 | August 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $1199 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Pixel 10 Pro XL:
- Supports Bypass Charge.
*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 Magic 8 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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