Honor 8S vs. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Honor 8S and Honor Magic5 Lite 5G. 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

Honor 8S vs. Honor Magic5 Lite 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor 8S Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 147.13 mm 161.6 mm Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has greater height than Honor 8S.
Width 70.78 mm 73.9 mm Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has greater width than Honor 8S.
Depth 8.45 mm 7.9 mm Honor Magic5 Lite 5G is narrower than Honor 8S.
Weight 146 g 175 g Honor 8S is lighter than Honor 8S.
Body Colour Gold | Black | Blue Titanium silver | Midnight black
Body Material Dual-Texture Body -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Honor Magic5 Lite 5G is waterproof.
Repairability Index - 8 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.86 W/kg (body), 0.5 W/kg (head) 1.27 W/kg (body), 0.82 W/kg (head), 2.81 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Honor 8S Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology - AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.71" 6.67" Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has larger screen size than Honor 8S.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1520 x 720 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has better screen resolution than Honor 8S.
Display Format HD -
Pixel Density 294 ppi -
Aspect Ratio 19:9 20:9
Max Brightness - 800 cd/m²
Colour Depth - 1.07 billion colours
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Features FullView Display, Dewdrop Notch Display Curved glass, Huawei FullView, One-handed Mode, 1920Hz high frequency PWM Dimming
PROCESSOR Honor 8S Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G
Processor Number MT6761 -
Clock Speed 2 GHz 2.2 GHz Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has higher clock speed than Honor 8S.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has higher processor core quantity than Honor 8S.
Graphics System (GPU) - Qualcomm ADRENO 619
MEMORY Honor 8S Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
RAM 2 GB 6 GB + up to 5 GB virtual extension Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has more RAM than Honor 8S.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has more internal memory than Honor 8S.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB -
CAMERA Honor 8S Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has better camera resolution than Honor 8S.
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Digital Zoom - 8x
Special Effects - HDR, Live Filters
Camera Modes Low-light shots, Bokeh Mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, Beauty mode, Portrait, Night, Aperture mode, Super Macro Mode, High-res
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has face detection.
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions 4208 x 3120 9216 x 6912
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 5 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has better front camera resolution than Honor 8S.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.2 F/2.45 Honor 8S has better front lens aperture than Honor 8S.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) - Live Filters
Camera Modes (Front) AI Beautify Timer mode, Portrait, Mirror reflection, Gesture Capture
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition, Smile Capture Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) 2592 x 1936 3456 x 4608
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) Intelligent beautification -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor 8S Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3020 mAh 5100 mAh Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has larger battery capacity than Honor 8S.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has fast charging technology.
Standby Time - 2 days
Run Time Details - Ordinary usage: up to 2 days
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Honor 8S Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 9.0 Pie Android 12
User Interface EMUI 9.0 Magic UI 6.1
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Honor 8S Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE FDD-LTE, 5G NR
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 5, Band 8 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 850, 900 -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1
NFC - Yes Honor Magic5 Lite 5G has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Honor 8S Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, AWB, MP4, MID WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, AWB, MP4, MID, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4 MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Hi-Res audio, Hi-Res audio wireless
FEATURES Honor 8S Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Face recognition Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology - Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock Dual microphones with noise cancellation, OTG Reverse Charge, HONOR RAM Turbo
OTHERS Honor 8S Honor Magic5 Lite 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certification
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