Huawei Ascend P8 vs. Honor Magic

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Ascend P8 and Honor Magic. 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

Huawei Ascend P8 vs. Honor Magic Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Ascend P8 Honor Magic
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 144.9 mm 146.1 mm Honor Magic has greater height than Huawei Ascend P8.
Width 72.1 mm 69.9 mm Huawei Ascend P8 has greater width than Honor Magic.
Depth 6.4 mm 7.8 mm Huawei Ascend P8 is narrower than Huawei Ascend P8.
Weight 144 g 145 g Huawei Ascend P8 is lighter than Huawei Ascend P8.
Body Colour Champagne gold | Titanium grey Porcelain white
Body Material Metal -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.72 W/kg (body), 0.473 W/kg (head) -
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
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)
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Huawei Ascend P8 Honor Magic
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 5.09" Huawei Ascend P8 has larger screen size than Honor Magic.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2560 x 1440 pixels Honor Magic has better screen resolution than Huawei Ascend P8.
Display Format Full HD QHD
Pixel Density 424 ppi 577 ppi Honor Magic has better pixel density than Huawei Ascend P8.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Contrast Ratio 1500:1 -
PROCESSOR Huawei Ascend P8 Honor Magic
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 930 Hisilicon Kirin 950
Clock Speed 2 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Mali T880
MEMORY Huawei Ascend P8 Honor Magic
RAM 3 GB 4 GB Honor Magic has more RAM than Huawei Ascend P8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Honor Magic has more internal memory than Huawei Ascend P8.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Ascend P8 Honor Magic
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei Ascend P8 has better camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Sensor Type - BSI-CMOS
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/2.2 Huawei Ascend P8 has better lens aperture than Huawei Ascend P8.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei Ascend P8 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Time-lapse mode, selfie mode Panorama, Pro mode
Light Source Dual flash Dual LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 3968 x 2976
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.4
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Ascend P8 Honor Magic
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2680 mAh 2900 mAh Honor Magic has larger battery capacity than Huawei Ascend P8.
Standby Time 480 hours -
Talk Time 830 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 830 min
Standby: up to 480 hrs
Active online usage: up to 7 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei Ascend P8 Honor Magic
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 5.0 (Lollipop) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 Magic Live UI
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Ascend P8 Honor Magic
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Communication Features Mobile Email client, Internet browser -
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei Ascend P8 Honor Magic
Supported Digital Audio Standards WMA, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, AAC +, eAAC+, MIDI -
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, RM, MOV, XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, H.264, H.263, WMV9, VP8 -
Sound Enhancements - DTS Sound support
FEATURES Huawei Ascend P8 Honor Magic
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, G-sensor Ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, distance sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features 64-bit architecture Active noise-cancellation, Huawei Magic Power
OTHERS Huawei Ascend P8 Honor Magic
Included Accessories Stereo headset, USB cable, power adapter Power adapter
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