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Honor Magic 8 vs 500 Pro

90 out of 100
Honor Magic 8
VS
90 out of 100
Honor 500 Pro
Honor Magic 8
Honor 500 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.58-inch Honor Magic 8 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on October 15, 2025, against the Honor 500 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 1 month after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 8
  • 25% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4037K versus 3233K)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 80W)
  • 18% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3722 and 3155 points
Reasons to consider the Honor 500 Pro
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 7000 mAh

Review

Evaluation of Honor Magic 8 and 500 Pro crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Magic 8
86*
500 Pro
89*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Magic 8
89*
500 Pro
94*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Magic 8
90*
500 Pro
90*
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
86.7
(Very good)
Value Index
64.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Magic 8
vs
500 Pro

Display

Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.58 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1256 x 2760 pixels 1264 x 2736 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 461 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1800 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 6000 nits 6000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate - 360 Hz
Screen protection Giant Rhino Glass Aluminosilicate
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 91.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 157.1 mm (6.19 inches) 155.8 mm (6.13 inches)
Width 74 mm (2.91 inches) 74.2 mm (2.92 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 7.75 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 205 g (7.23 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Gold, Green Black, Silver, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Magic 8
89.9%
500 Pro +1%
91.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor Magic 8 and Honor 500 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max clock 4600 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime		 - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 830
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor Magic 8 and Honor 500 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Magic 8 +18%
3722
500 Pro
3155
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Magic 8 +21%
11420
500 Pro
9430
Compute Score (GPU)
Magic 8
n/a
500 Pro
24091
Compute Score (GPU) - 24091
Single-core score 3722 3155
Multi-core score 11420 9430
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Magic 8 +25%
4037547
500 Pro
3233535
CPU 1237864 1090319
GPU 1445114 1124612
Memory 464843 339026
UX 889726 679587
Total score 4037547 3233535
Samples [6 tests] [2 tests]
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (17th and 65th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor Magic 8
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-04 (ven)AnTuTu 113838361
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-23 (neoneos4zoom)AnTuTu 114084669
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-10 (neoneos4zoom)Geekbench 6 CPU3722 / 11420
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-10 (neoneos4zoom)AnTuTu 114037547
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-09 (neoneos4zoom)Geekbench 6 CPU3712 / 11192
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Honor 500 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (Amin7r)AnTuTu 123254498
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-25 (Amin7r)AnTuTu 113155685
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-09 (e)AnTuTu 113233535
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 -
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM MagicOS 10 MagicOS 10
OS updates 7 years -
Security updates 7 years -

Battery

Capacity 7000 mAh 8000 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 80 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (80 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 16384 x 12288
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 122Β° 117Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 64 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor - Samsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.4" (β‰ˆ 0.71 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.56 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 64 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Focal length - 68 mm
Sensor size - 1/2.51" (β‰ˆ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 12 mm -
Sensor size 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch) -
Pixel size 0.61 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

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 -
Sensor - CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.93" (β‰ˆ 0.34 inch) -
Pixel size 0.6 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) No 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 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
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 Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2025 November 2025
Release date October 2025 November 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $630 $505
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, 80 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the gaming is more important to you, then choose the Honor Magic 8. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Honor 500 Pro.

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So, which phone would you choose?
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Total votes: 69

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