Honor 8 Pro vs. Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor 8 Pro and Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G. 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

Honor 8 Pro vs. Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 8 Pro Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 157 mm 163.6 mm Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has greater height than Honor 8 Pro.
Width 77.5 mm 74.7 mm Honor 8 Pro has greater width than Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G.
Depth 6.97 mm 9.15 mm Honor 8 Pro is narrower than Honor 8 Pro.
Weight 184 g 215 g Honor 8 Pro is lighter than Honor 8 Pro.
Body Colour Midnight black Black | Cyan
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
IP rating - IP68
Repairability Index - 8 (out of 10)
SAR Value - 1.25 W/kg (body), 0.74 W/kg (head), 2.97 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 8 Pro Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology LTPS TFT LTPO OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.7" 6.81" Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has larger screen size than Honor 8 Pro.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2848 x 1312 pixels Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better screen resolution than Honor 8 Pro.
Display Format QHD -
Pixel Density 515 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 1000 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1073.7 million colours Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better colour depth than Honor 8 Pro.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
PROCESSOR Honor 8 Pro Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 960 + i6 co-processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Clock Speed 2.4 GHz 2.995 GHz Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has higher clock speed than Honor 8 Pro.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Honor 8 Pro has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali G71 MP8 Qualcomm ADRENO 730
MEMORY Honor 8 Pro Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
RAM 6 GB 8 GB Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has more RAM than Honor 8 Pro.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has more internal memory than Honor 8 Pro.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Honor 8 Pro Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better camera resolution than Honor 8 Pro.
Lens Aperture - F/1.8
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects HDR -
Camera Modes Panorama, Slow motion mode, night mode, Timer mode, wide selfie mode, Beauty mode, Ultra Snapshot, Watermark mode, Light Painting mode, tap to focus Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Timer mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Story, Documents, Night Shot, Panoramic mode, Multi-video recording
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture - Honor 8 Pro has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 3968 x 2976 9216 x 6912
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Audio Note Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Ultra Fusion
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better second camera resolution than Honor 8 Pro.
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 64 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/3.5
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom - 3.5x
Digital Zoom - 100x
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better front camera resolution than Honor 8 Pro.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.4
Camera Modes (Front) - Timer mode, Watermark mode, Smile Shot, Portrait, Filter mode, Mirror mode, Gesture Capture
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition, Smile Capture Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4096 x 3072
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 8 Pro Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 4600 mAh Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has larger battery capacity than Honor 8 Pro.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) 110 min 30 min Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has shorter charging time than Honor 8 Pro.
Wireless Charging - Yes Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G can be charged wirelessly.
Standby Time 504 hours -
Talk Time 1800 minutes -
Run Time Details Standby: up to 504 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1800 min
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Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor 8 Pro Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 12
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 5.1 Magic UI 6.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 8 Pro Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 38, Band 40 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 -
Wireless Interface Infrared (IrDA), IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
NFC - Yes Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services Google+ Hangouts, SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor 8 Pro Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC, PCM, MP3, FLAC, OGG, eAAC+, MIDI, WMA v10, AMR-NB, RA WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, apt-X, LDAC, AWB, MP4, MID, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
FEATURES Honor 8 Pro Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope, 3D ToF sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features - HONOR RAM Turbo
OTHERS Honor 8 Pro Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Included Accessories USB cable, power adapter Translucent case, 100W HONOR SuperCharge charger
Compliant Standards - IP68
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