Huawei Mate X8 vs Honor Magic Vs

Product
Huawei Mate X8
1,499 USD
Honor Magic Vs
1,499 USD

Price
1,499 USD
1,499 USD
Status
Coming Soon
Available
Brand
Huawei Mobiles
Honor Mobiles
Model No
Huawei Mate X8
FRI-AN00

Launch Date
2026, October 20
2022, December 30

Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1x
4G bands
LTE
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G bands
SA/NSA - China model only
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G (China only)
HSPA, LTE-A, 5G

Build
Glass front, nylon fiber or silicone polymer back (eco leather), aluminum frame
Glass front, glass back or eco leather back, magnesium alloy frame, titanium alloy folding mechanism
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - International Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - China
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors
Black, White, Red, Purple, Blue
Cyan, Black, Orange
Dimensions
Unfolded: 160.3 x 141.5 x 6.1 mm Folded: 160.3 x 72.6 x 12.9 mm
Weight
261 g / 267 g (9.21 oz)

Type
Foldable LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, 1440Hz PWM, HDR Vivid, 2500 nits (peak)
Foldable OLED, 1B colors, 90Hz, HDR10+, 800 nits
Size
8.15 inches, 213.4 cm2 (~94.4% screen-to-body ratio)
7.9 inches, 199.5 cm2 (~87.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
2210 x 2416 pixels (~402 ppi density)
1984 x 2272 pixels (~382 ppi density) Cover display: OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits, 6.45 inches, 1080 x 2560 pixels, 431 ppi

OS
EMUI 16 (International), HarmonyOS 7.0 (China)
Android 12, Magic UI 7
Chipset
Kirin 9050 or Kirin 9050 Pro
Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.5 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU
Adreno 730

RAM
12GB/16GB/20GB
8GB/12GB
Storage
256GB/512GB/1TB
256GB/512GB
Card Slot
No

Lens 1
50 MP, f/1.5-f/4.0, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", PDAF, OIS
54 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), 1/1.49", 1.0µm, PDAF
Lens 2
50 MP, f/2.2, 81mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), PDAF, 3x optical zoom, OIS
Lens 3
40 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), PDAF
50 MP, f/2.0, 13mm, 122˚ (ultrawide), AF
Features
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K, 1080p, 1080p@960fps, HDR, gyro-EIS, OIS, HDR Vivid
4K@30/60fps (10-bit), 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR10+

Lens 1
8 MP, f/2.2, (wide) Cover camera: 8 MP, f/2.4, (wide)
16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)
Features
HDR, panorama
HDR
Video
4K, 1080p
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Capacity
6000 mAh
Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
66W wired 50W wireless 7.5W reverse wireless 5W reverse wired
66W wired 5W reverse wired

Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer BDS Satellite and Messaging - China only
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
6.0, A2DP, LE, L2HC
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
NFC
Yes
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, DisplayPort 1.2
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, Display Port 1.2
Radio
No

Performance
AnTuTu: 831175 (v9) GeekBench: 3971 (v5.1), 4497 (v6) GFXBench: 50fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Loudspeaker
-23.4 LUFS (Very good)
Battery life
Endurance rating 85h