Honor Magic 8 Pro vs Magic 6 Pro
94
out of 100
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83
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 Honor Magic 6 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 1 year and 10 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 236% higher peak brightness (5297 against 1578 nits)
- 69% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3966K versus 2345K)
- Comes with 1600 mAh larger battery capacity: 7200 vs 5600 mAh
- Shows 12% longer battery life (32:06 vs 28:35 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- The rear camera has a 3.7x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 80W)
- The phone is 1 year and 10 months newer
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
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 | 1280 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 458 ppi | 453 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1800 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6000 nits | 5000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Giant Rhino Glass | Jurhino Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 92.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.7% |
| PWM | - | 360 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.15 mm (6.34 inches) | 162.5 mm (6.4 inches) |
| Width | 75 mm (2.95 inches) | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.32 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 219 g (7.72 oz) | 225 g (7.94 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, Blue, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Good (3.41/5) | - |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) · 180 drops | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27643 | 13918 |
| Single-core score | 3568 | 2218 |
| Multi-core score | 10610 | 6749 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1207069 | 668505 |
| GPU | 1513881 | 826271 |
| Memory | 461553 | 360598 |
| UX | 783641 | 490215 |
| Total score | 3966144 | 2345589 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [7 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 66% |
| Graphics test | 22 FPS | 13 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2979 | 1700 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 47 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 1 | 56 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | 46 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 3 | 40 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Graphics score | 12492 | 8599 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 66% |
| Graphics test | - | 29 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 4854 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 22533 | 17561 |
| Video editing | 8214 | 7737 |
| Photo editing | 40028 | 32627 |
| Data manipulation | 17118 | 13971 |
| Writing score | 30415 | 17036 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (19th and 172nd 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 |
Honor Magic 6 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-08 (NikimanTI) | AnTuTu | 2379278 |
| 📘 2026-02-24 (techtest) | AnTuTu | 2397180 |
| 📘 2026-02-14 (7xossam1) | AnTuTu | 2303462 |
| 📘 2026-02-07 (Honor android sigma🗿) | AnTuTu | 2390790 |
| 📘 2026-01-09 (freqr) | AnTuTu | 2331069 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 4200 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 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) |
| ROM | MagicOS 10 | MagicOS 9 |
| OS size | - | 26 GB |
| OS updates | 7 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 7200 mAh | 5600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 120 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (80 W) | Yes (66 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes (81% in 30 min) | Yes (47% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:40 hr | 0:44 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1600 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 14:24 hr | 12:44 hr |
| Watching video | 24:12 hr | 18:35 hr |
| Gaming | 08:32 hr | 06:20 hr |
| Standby | 116 hr | 122 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (27th and 76th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.7x | Optical, 2.5x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 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° | 122° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 180 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.4 - 2.0 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 27 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50H | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.2 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 180 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 85 mm | 68 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL HP9 | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) | 1/1.49" (≈ 0.67 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.56 micron | 0.56 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50D | Omnivision OV50D |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 165 | 85 |
| Preview | - | 83 |
| Zoom | 155 | 160 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Honor Magic 8 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Honor Magic 6 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX816 | Sony IMX816 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.93" (≈ 0.34 inch) | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.6 micron | 0.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 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, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | 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* | - | 20 |
| 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 | January 2024 |
| Release date | October 2025 | January 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $800 |
| Successor | - | - Honor Magic 8 Pro |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 120 W | Yes, 80 W |
Further details
Notes on Magic 6 Pro:
- The rear cover is available in eco-leather, which adds 4 grams to the smartphone's weight.
*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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