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Honor Magic 9 Super vs Magic 8

92 out of 100
Honor Magic 9 Super
VS
89 out of 100
Honor Magic 8
Honor Magic 9 Super
Honor Magic 8

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 Honor Magic 8, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 year before. 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 9 Super
  • Comes with 4000 mAh larger battery capacity: 11000 vs 7000 mAh
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • 13% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3451 and 3065 points
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 8
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 80W)
  • Weighs 22 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Honor Magic 9 Super and Magic 8 crucial features
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)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
84.1
(Good)
Value Index
84.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Magic 9 Super
vs
Magic 8

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.81 inches 6.58 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2788 pixels 1256 x 2760 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 450 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 10000 nits 6000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Giant Rhino Glass Giant Rhino Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91.8% 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Screen space comparison
Magic 9 Super
6.81β€³ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.6 in2
Magic 8
6.58β€³ (20:9 ratio) = 16.2 in2
~8% more screen space

Design and build

Height 161.8 mm (6.37 inches) 157.1 mm (6.19 inches)
Width 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) 74 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 227 g (8.01 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Active fan Vapor chamber
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Green, Yellow White, Black, Gold, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Magic 9 Super +2%
91.8%
Magic 8
89.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor Magic 9 Super and Honor Magic 8
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock 4600 MHz 4600 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 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
L3 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor Magic 9 Super and Honor Magic 8
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Magic 9 Super +13%
3451
Magic 8
3065
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Magic 9 Super +12%
11215
Magic 8
10014
Compute Score (GPU)
Magic 9 Super
27198
Magic 8
27069
Compute Score (GPU) 27198 27069
Single-core score 3451 3065
Multi-core score 11215 10014
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Magic 9 Super +6%
4290399
Magic 8
4037547
CPU 1263745 1237864
GPU 1443960 1445114
Memory 494242 464843
UX 1088452 889726
Total score 4290399 4037547
Samples Less than 3 [6 tests]
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (14th and 22nd place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor Magic 9 Super
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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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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 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 17 Android 16
ROM MagicOS 11 MagicOS 10
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 11000 mAh 7000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 90 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3x
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 - 122Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 64 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 64 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor size 1/1.55" (β‰ˆ 0.65 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 64 MP 64 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Focal length 68 mm -
Sensor size 1/2.93" (β‰ˆ 0.34 inch) -
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
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 21 mm
Sensor size 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch) 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 No Yes, DP 1.2
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 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 October 2025
Release date October 2026 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $670 $630
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

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Honor Magic 9 Super.

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