Honor Win vs Magic 8 Lite 5G
92
out of 100
VS
69
out of 100
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.83-inch Honor Win (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on December 26, 2025, against the Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4. 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 Win
- 4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3991K versus 994K)
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Comes with 2500 mAh larger battery capacity: 10000 vs 7500 mAh
- Higher display refresh rate β 185 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Handles wireless charging up to 80W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 66W)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
- Delivers 54% higher peak brightness (1789 against 1161 nits)
- Weighs 40 grams less
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.83 inches | 6.79 inches |
| Resolution | 1272 x 2800 pixels | 1200 x 2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.85:9 |
| PPI | 450 ppi | 427 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 185 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6000 nits | 6000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 90.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 100% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | β Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) | 76.1 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 229 g (8.08 oz) | 189 g (6.67 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Active fan | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue | Black, Green, Brown |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.57/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520) - 3 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720) - 1 core at 2.3 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720) |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1200 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3686.4 GFLOPS | ~588.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 29142 | 3980 |
| Single-core score | 3663 | 1092 |
| Multi-core score | 10928 | 3106 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1105325 | 367868 |
| GPU | 1579293 | 164059 |
| Memory | 469071 | 214576 |
| UX | 837485 | 248152 |
| Total score | 3991174 | 994655 |
| Samples | [17 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 70% | - |
| Graphics test | 20 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2741 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 45 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 53 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 45 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 38 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 11768 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 23048 | - |
| Video editing | 9158 | - |
| Photo editing | 40165 | - |
| Data manipulation | 18912 | - |
| Writing score | 25912 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#18th place)
Recent User Tests
Honor Win
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-05 (Pyro) | AnTuTu | 3918165 |
| π 2026-08-21 (Ilya) | AnTuTu | 4007911 |
| π 2026-08-10 (SmileSoul) | AnTuTu | 4260414 |
| π 2026-07-29 (SmileSoul) | AnTuTu | 4119462 |
| π 2026-07-24 (Ilya) | AnTuTu | 3927863 |
Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 5300 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | MagicOS 10 | MagicOS 10 |
| OS size | 25 GB | - |
| OS updates | 7 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 10000 mAh | 7500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (80 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 27 min) | Yes (49% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:05 hr | 1:10 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 15:13 hr |
| Watching video | - | 20:32 hr |
| Gaming | - | 08:07 hr |
| Standby | - | 124 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#30th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6144 | 12000 x 9000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 112Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 108 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | - | 24 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung HM6 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.67" (β 0.6 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | - | 17 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/5.0" (β 0.2 inch) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 3456 x 4608 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | 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 | Mid-range |
| Announced | December 2025 | December 2025 |
| Release date | January 2026 | January 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $460 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 66 W |
*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 Win is definitely a better buy.
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