Sonim XP8 vs. Honor Magic Vs

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Sonim XP8 and Honor Magic Vs. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Sonim XP8 vs. Honor Magic Vs Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Sonim XP8 Honor Magic Vs
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch - Rugged Folder - touch screen, dual screen
Height 152 mm 160.3 mm Honor Magic Vs has greater height than Sonim XP8.
Width 79.5 mm 72.6 mm Sonim XP8 has greater width than Honor Magic Vs.
Depth 18 mm 12.9 mm Honor Magic Vs is narrower than Sonim XP8.
Weight 335 g 267 g Honor Magic Vs is lighter than Sonim XP8.
Dimensions Details - Folded - 72.6 mm x 12.9 mm x 160.3 mm
Unfolded - 141.5 mm x 6.1 mm x 160.3 mm
Body Colour - Black
Body Material - Titanium alloy
Protection Shockproof, dustproof, splashproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Sonim XP8 is waterproof.
IP rating IP68, IP69 -
SAR Value 1.39 W/kg (body), 0.6 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body), 0.78 W/kg (head), 2.63 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components FM radio, LED flashlight -
Connector Type Sonim SecureAudio connector
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Sonim XP8 Honor Magic Vs
Display Type - OLED display
Display Technology - OLED
Foldable Display - Yes
Display Design - Inward folding
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 7.9" Honor Magic Vs has larger screen size than Sonim XP8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2272 x 1984 pixels Honor Magic Vs has better screen resolution than Sonim XP8.
Display Format Full HD -
Aspect Ratio - 10.3:9
Max Brightness - 800 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Honor Magic Vs has better colour depth than Sonim XP8.
HDR - Yes Honor Magic Vs has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features - DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, Honor Full View Display, 1920Hz high frequency PWM Dimming, dynamic dimming
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) -
SECOND DISPLAY
Second Display Type - OLED display - colour
Second Display Screen Size - 6.45"
Second Display Resolution - 2560 x 1080 pixels
Second Display Colour Depth - 1.07 billion colours
UNFOLDED DISPLAY
Unfolded Display Screen Size - 7.9 in
Unfolded Display Resolution - 2272 x 1984 pixels
PROCESSOR Sonim XP8 Honor Magic Vs
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 630 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 3 GHz Honor Magic Vs has higher clock speed than Sonim XP8.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 730
MEMORY Sonim XP8 Honor Magic Vs
RAM 4 GB 12 GB Honor Magic Vs has more RAM than Sonim XP8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 512 GB Honor Magic Vs has more internal memory than Sonim XP8.
User Memory 45 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Sonim XP8 Honor Magic Vs
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 54 Megapixel Honor Magic Vs has better camera resolution than Sonim XP8.
Sensor Name - Sony IMX800 sensor
Lens Aperture - F/1.9
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor Magic Vs has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects - HDR
Camera Modes - Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Timer mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Story, Documents, Capture smiles, Aperture mode, Filter mode, Super Macro, Night Shot, Movie Mode
Light Source LED light LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8768 x 6144
Video Resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Enhanced AI Photography
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.0
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 122 degree(s)
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 2.5cm macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor Magic Vs has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom - 3x
Digital Zoom - 30x
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor Magic Vs has better front camera resolution than Sonim XP8.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.45
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Camera Modes (Front) - Night mode, Timer mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Capture smiles, Mirror reflection, Filter mode, High-res
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4608 x 3456
Video Resolutions (Front) - 2520 x 1080
Camera Features (Front) - Gesture control
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) - F/2.45
BATTERY AND CHARGING Sonim XP8 Honor Magic Vs
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4900 mAh 5000 mAh Honor Magic Vs has larger battery capacity than Sonim XP8.
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0 Honor SuperCharge Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 46 min
Battery Technology Lithium Ion Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Sonim XP8 Honor Magic Vs
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor Magic Vs has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 8.0 Oreo Android 13
User Interface - MagicOS 7.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Sonim XP8 Honor Magic Vs
Data Transmission LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 14, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 27, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700 PS, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 800 SMR, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
MEDIA Sonim XP8 Honor Magic Vs
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, MP3, AAC +, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, AAC+ v2 WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, MPEG-2, H.264, H.263, H.265, 3GPP, MP4 3GP, MP4
Sound Enhancements - DTS: X Ultra
FEATURES Sonim XP8 Honor Magic Vs
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, gesture Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices - Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Additional Phone Features Push-to-talk mode, Wi-Fi Miracast, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, Glove and Wet Touchscreen Operation, Three microphones with noise-cancellation, Dual Front Speaker, SOS Red Alert, XPand Interface, PTT button MIMO technology, OTG Reverse Charge, HONOR Connect, gearless hinge
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes -
OTHERS Sonim XP8 Honor Magic Vs
Included Accessories Power adapter, USB-C cable Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, pre-installed screen protection film, USB-C cable, 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger
Compliant Standards MIL-STD 810G, IP68, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible), IP69, ATEX/IECEx Zone 2 USB 3.1
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