HONOR Magic8 Pro vs Huawei Pura X Max

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HONOR Magic8 Pro

HONOR Magic8 Pro

Huawei Pura X Max

Huawei Pura X Max

Body & design

Dimensions

161.2 × 75.0 × 8.32 mm

Weight

219 g

≈ 229 g

Ingress protection

IP68 + IP69 (IEC 60529) + IP69K (ISO 20653)

IP58 + IP59

Display protection

HONOR NanoCrystal Shield · SGS 5★ drop

2nd-gen Kunlun Glass (cover) · UTG (inner) · 1440 Hz PWM dimming

Dimensions (folded)

120 × 85 × 11.2 mm

Dimensions (unfolded)

120 × 166.5 × 5.2 mm

Hinge

Xuanwu folding architecture · rocket-steel hinge

Materials

Aluminosilicate glass back

Display

Main display

6.71″ LTPO OLED, 1–120 Hz

7.7″ foldable OLED, 1.4:1, 1–120 Hz LTPO 2.0, 1.07B colors, HDR Vivid

Main resolution

2808 × 1256

2584 × 1828 (412 PPI)

Peak brightness

6000 nits HDR peak · 1800 nits global · 4000 nits @20%

Refresh rate

1–120 Hz LTPO, 4320 Hz PWM

Cover display

5.4″ OLED, 1.4:1, 1–120 Hz LTPO 2.0, 1.07B colors

Cover resolution

1848 × 1264

Stylus

✓ HUAWEI M-Pen 3 Mini (sold separately)

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)

HUAWEI Kirin 9030 Pro

CPU

2 × 4.6 GHz + 6 × 3.62 GHz

GPU

Adreno 840

RAM

12 GB (EU) / 16 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

Storage

512 GB (EU) / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB (no card slot)

Operating system

MagicOS 10 · Android 16

HarmonyOS 6.1 (HarmonyOS NEXT)

Software support

7 × OS + security (ALPHA PLAN, EU)

Camera

Telephoto

200 MP Ultra Night periscope, 3.7× optical (85 mm), f/2.6, 1/1.4″, OIS, CIPA 6.5, 200× digital

50 MP periscope (81 mm, F2.2), RYYB, OIS · 3.5× optical · 7× optical-quality · 100× digital

Main camera

50 MP Ultra Night, f/1.6, 1/1.3″, OIS, CIPA 6.5

50 MP ultra variable-aperture (24 mm, F1.4–F4.0, 10-stop physical iris), RYYB, OIS

Ultra-wide

50 MP, f/2.0, 122°, 2.5 cm macro

12.5 MP (13 mm, F2.2), RYYB

Cover camera

50 MP, f/2.0, 90° + 3D depth

8 MP (F2.4) — cover screen

Video

4K@120 (rear) · 4K (front)

4K (3840 × 2160) · 1080p@960fps slow-mo · XMAGE · 2nd-gen Red Maple original-color

Inner camera

8 MP (F2.2) — inner screen

Battery & charging

Battery

6270 mAh (EU/UK) · 7100 mAh (Global) · 7200 mAh (China)

5300 mAh (typical) · 5150 mAh rated

Battery technology

Si/C (silicon-carbon), 15 % Si

Wired charging

100 W SuperCharge (120 W China)

66 W HUAWEI SuperCharge (11 V / 6 A)

Wireless charging

80 W Wireless SuperCharge

50 W HUAWEI Wireless SuperCharge · reverse wireless

Connectivity

Network

5G, dual-SIM

SIM

2× nano-SIM / nano-SIM + eSIM / 2× eSIM

2× nano-SIM / nano-SIM + eSIM (2 active, up to 4 numbers)

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 7

Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be, 2×2 MIMO, EHT160)

Bluetooth

6.0 (LDAC, aptX Lossless, LC3)

6.0 · NearLink (星闪) E2.0 · LDAC, L2HC

NFC

USB

USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 · IR

USB-C 3.1 Gen 1

Positioning

GPS L1+L5 · Galileo · BeiDou · GLONASS · QZSS

GPS (L1+L5) · BeiDou · GLONASS · Galileo · QZSS · NavIC

Features

Biometrics

3D ultrasonic fingerprint + 3D ToF face unlock

Side fingerprint

Audio

Stereo, HONOR Sound · AI Button

Stereo speakers · HUAWEI Histen

Pricing

EU price

🇪🇺 €1 299,90 · 🇬🇧 £1 099,99 (12 GB + 512 GB)

Launch price

🇨🇳 ¥10,999 (≈ $1,510 / €1,400)