Honor Magic vs. Honor X8

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor Magic and Honor X8. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Honor Magic vs. Honor X8 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor Magic Honor X8
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - TFY-LX1
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.1 mm 163.4 mm Honor X8 has greater height than Honor Magic.
Width 69.9 mm 74.7 mm Honor X8 has greater width than Honor Magic.
Depth 7.8 mm 7.45 mm Honor X8 is narrower than Honor Magic.
Weight 145 g 177 g Honor Magic is lighter than Honor Magic.
Body Colour Porcelain white Midnight black | Ocean blue | Titanium silver
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.24 W/kg (body), 0.84 W/kg (head), 2.75 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Honor Magic Honor X8
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology AMOLED LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.09" 6.7" Honor X8 has larger screen size than Honor Magic.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2388 x 1080 pixels Honor Magic has better screen resolution than Honor X8.
Display Format QHD Full HD+
Pixel Density 577 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 19.9:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features - Honor Full View Display, Dark mode, eBook Mode
PROCESSOR Honor Magic Honor X8
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Clock Speed - 2.4 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Honor Magic has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 Qualcomm ADRENO 610
MEMORY Honor Magic Honor X8
RAM 4 GB 6 GB + up to 2 GB virtual extension Honor X8 has more RAM than Honor Magic.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Honor X8 has more internal memory than Honor Magic.
CAMERA Honor Magic Honor X8
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 4
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Honor X8 has better camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Honor X8 has better lens aperture than Honor Magic.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 8x
Special Effects - HDR, Stickers
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, Beauty mode, portrait mode, Aperture mode, Filter mode, Super Macro Mode, High-res
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Honor X8 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 3968 x 2976 9216 x 6912
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) - Noise reduction
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Honor Magic has better second camera resolution than Honor X8.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 Honor Magic has better second camera lens aperture than Honor Magic.
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Depth camera
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor X8 has better front camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.45 Honor Magic has better front lens aperture than Honor Magic.
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, Stickers
Camera Modes (Front) - Beauty mode, portrait mode, Timer Shot, Mirror reflection, Filter mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition, Smile Capture Honor X8 has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4608 x 3456
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Gesture control
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor Magic Honor X8
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2900 mAh 4000 mAh Honor X8 has larger battery capacity than Honor Magic.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor X8 has fast charging technology.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor Magic Honor X8
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 11
User Interface Magic Live UI Magic UI 4.2
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor Magic Honor X8
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE LTE, FDD-LTE
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor Magic Honor X8
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, AWB, MP4, MID, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Honor Magic Honor X8
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, distance sensor, gravity sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, Huawei Magic Power HONOR RAM Turbo
OTHERS Honor Magic Honor X8
Included Accessories Power adapter -
Compliant Standards - TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
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