Honor Magic 9 Super vs Google Pixel 11 Pro
92
out of 100
VS
83
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.81-inch Honor Magic 9 Super (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on September 28, 2026, against the Google Pixel 11 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G6 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 9 Super
- Comes with 6150 mAh larger battery capacity: 11000 vs 4850 mAh
- 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4290K versus 1925K)
- Has a 0.51 inch larger screen size
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 30W)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- 28% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3451 and 2688 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 11 Pro
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- 10% higher pixel density (497 vs 450 PPI)
- Weighs 23 grams less
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 | 6.81 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2788 pixels | 1280 x 2856 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 497 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 3600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 10000 nits | 2400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Giant Rhino Glass | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.8% | 87.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Screen space comparison
Magic 9 Super
6.81″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.6 in2
Pixel 11 Pro
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~18% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.8 mm (6.37 inches) | 152.7 mm (6.01 inches) |
| Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) | 71.9 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 227 g (8.01 oz) | 204 g (7.2 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Yellow | Black, Blue, Green, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Google Tensor G6 |
| Max clock | 4600 MHz | 4110 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 7 (1 + 4 + 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 2.65 GHz: C1-Pro - 4 cores at 3.38 GHz: C1-Pro - 1 core at 4.11 GHz: C1-Ultra |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | PowerVR CXTP-48-1536 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1286 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~1975.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27198 | 6195 |
| Single-core score | 3451 | 2688 |
| Multi-core score | 11215 | 6871 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1263745 | 873099 |
| GPU | 1443960 | 286837 |
| Memory | 494242 | 301575 |
| UX | 1088452 | 464012 |
| Total score | 4290399 | 1925523 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#14th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 17 | Android 17 |
| ROM | MagicOS 11 | Stock Android |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 11000 mAh | 4850 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:20 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 10:48 hr |
| Watching video | - | 22:07 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:33 hr |
| Standby | - | 86 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#144th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | 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 | - | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 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 | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | - | 25 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/1.55" (≈ 0.65 inch) | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 68 mm | 106 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.93" (≈ 0.34 inch) | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.7 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
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 IMX858 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 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) | 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 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | 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 |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2026 | August 2026 |
| Release date | October 2026 | August 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $670 | $1099 |
| 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, 80 W | Not included |
*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 9 Super is definitely a better buy.
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