HONOR Magic8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
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HONOR Magic8 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Body & design
Dimensions
161.2 × 75.0 × 8.32 mm
163.6 × 78.1 × 7.9 mm
Weight
219 g
214 g
Ingress protection
IP68 + IP69 (IEC 60529) + IP69K (ISO 20653)
IP68
Display protection
HONOR NanoCrystal Shield · SGS 5★ drop
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Materials
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Armor Aluminum frame · Gorilla Armor 2 (front) · Gorilla Glass Victus 2 (back)
Display
Main display
6.71″ LTPO OLED, 1–120 Hz
6.9″ Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 1–120 Hz · Privacy Display
Main resolution
2808 × 1256
3120 × 1440 (QHD+)
Peak brightness
6000 nits HDR peak · 1800 nits global · 4000 nits @20%
2600 nits (peak)
Refresh rate
1–120 Hz LTPO, 4320 Hz PWM
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Stylus
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✓ (S Pen, integrated)
Performance
Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy (3 nm)
CPU
2 × 4.6 GHz + 6 × 3.62 GHz
Octa-core, 4.74 GHz + 3.6 GHz
GPU
Adreno 840
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RAM
12 GB (EU) / 16 GB
12 GB / 16 GB (1 TB)
Storage
512 GB (EU) / 1 TB
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB
Operating system
MagicOS 10 · Android 16
Android 16 · One UI 8.5
Software support
7 × OS + security (ALPHA PLAN, EU)
7 × OS + security (to Feb 2033)
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 5× (f/2.9, OIS) · 10 MP 3× (f/2.4) · 2×/10× optical-quality · 100× digital
Main camera
50 MP Ultra Night, f/1.6, 1/1.3″, OIS, CIPA 6.5
200 MP, f/1.4, AF, OIS
Ultra-wide
50 MP, f/2.0, 122°, 2.5 cm macro
50 MP, f/1.9, AF
Cover camera
50 MP, f/2.0, 90° + 3D depth
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Video
4K@120 (rear) · 4K (front)
8K@30 · 4K@120 (Pro Video) · APV codec
Selfie camera
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12 MP, f/2.2, AF
Battery & charging
Battery
6270 mAh (EU/UK) · 7100 mAh (Global) · 7200 mAh (China)
5000 mAh
Battery technology
Si/C (silicon-carbon), 15 % Si
EU energy label A · ≥ 1200 cycles
Wired charging
100 W SuperCharge (120 W China)
60 W Super Fast Charging 3.0 (75 % in 30 min)
Wireless charging
80 W Wireless SuperCharge
25 W · Wireless PowerShare
Connectivity
Network
5G, dual-SIM
5G (sub6, mmWave) · UWB
SIM
2× nano-SIM / nano-SIM + eSIM / 2× eSIM
2× nano-SIM / nano-SIM + eSIM / 2× eSIM
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7
Wi-Fi 7 (2.4 + 5 + 6 GHz)
Bluetooth
6.0 (LDAC, aptX Lossless, LC3)
6.0
NFC
✓
✓
USB
USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 · IR
USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 · DeX
Positioning
GPS L1+L5 · Galileo · BeiDou · GLONASS · QZSS
GPS · Galileo · GLONASS · BeiDou · QZSS
Features
Biometrics
3D ultrasonic fingerprint + 3D ToF face unlock
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Audio
Stereo, HONOR Sound · AI Button
Stereo speakers
Pricing
EU price
🇪🇺 €1 299,90 · 🇬🇧 £1 099,99 (12 GB + 512 GB)
🇪🇺 €1,449 · €1,649 (512 GB) · €1,949 (1 TB)
Launch price
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🌐 from $1,299.99 / €1,449 (256 GB)
US price
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🇺🇸 $1,299.99 (256 GB)