Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max vs Honor Magic 8 Pro
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93
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max (with HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro) that was released on November 25, 2025, against the Honor Magic 8 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 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 Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
- The rear camera has a 6.2x optical zoom
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 8 Pro
- 89% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3966K versus 2101K)
- Comes with 1200 mAh larger battery capacity: 7200 vs 6000 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- 2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3568 and 1824 points
- Weighs 20 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 | 6.9 inches | 6.71 inches |
| Resolution | 1320 x 2848 pixels | 1256 x 2808 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 455 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 8000 nits | 6000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Huawei Kunlun Glass 2 | Giant Rhino Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 89.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Screen space comparison
Mate 80 Pro Max
6.9″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
Magic 8 Pro
6.71″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
~7% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.4 mm (6.47 inches) | 161.15 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Width | 79 mm (3.11 inches) | 75 mm (2.95 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.32 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 239 g (8.43 oz) | 219 g (7.72 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Metal | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue | White, Black, Gold, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.41/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) · 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 2750 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| CPU cores | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.72 GHz: Taishan v124 Little - 4 cores at 2.27 GHz: Taishan v124 Mid - 1 core at 2.75 GHz: Taishan v124 Big |
- 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 | SMIC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Hexagon |
| Graphics | HiSilicon Maleoon 935 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 933 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2866.1 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 6977 | 27643 |
| Single-core score | 1824 | 3568 |
| Multi-core score | 5701 | 10610 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 689717 | 1207069 |
| GPU | 347164 | 1513881 |
| Memory | 581062 | 461553 |
| UX | 483865 | 783641 |
| Total score | 2101808 | 3966144 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | - | 22 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2979 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 47 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 56 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 46 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 40 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 12492 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 22533 |
| Video editing | - | 8214 |
| Photo editing | - | 40028 |
| Data manipulation | - | 17118 |
| Writing score | - | 30415 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#25th place)
Recent User Tests
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet
Honor Magic 8 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-18 (S_zavtra) | AnTuTu 12 | 4123403 |
| 📘 2026-07-19 (WatchingTV) | AnTuTu 11 | 4000373 |
| 📘 2026-07-18 (WatchingTV) | AnTuTu 11 | 3966144 |
| 📘 2026-07-07 (carrrpernaxa) | AnTuTu 11 | 3649917 |
| 📘 2026-06-25 -> Lyncos | AnTuTu 11 | 2869245 |
Memory
| RAM size | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | - | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | HarmonyOS 6 | Android 16 |
| ROM | - | MagicOS 10 |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 7200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (80 W) | Yes (80 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 18 min) | Yes (81% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:50 hr | 0:40 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1600 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 14:24 hr |
| Watching video | - | 24:12 hr |
| Gaming | - | 08:32 hr |
| Standby | - | 116 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#28th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 6.2x | Optical, 3.7x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 122° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 50 MP 4) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 4.0 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.6 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 91 mm | 85 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL HP9 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.56 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 40 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV40A | Omnivision OV50D |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.61 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 165 |
| Zoom | - | 155 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Honor Magic 8 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX816 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.93" (≈ 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) | Yes | Yes |
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 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| 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 |
| 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 | November 2025 | October 2025 |
| Release date | November 2025 | October 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1100 | $999 |
| 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, 100 W | Yes, 120 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 Magic 8 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 81