Honor Magic vs. Honor 8X

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor Magic and Honor 8X. 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 Magic vs. Honor 8X Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor Magic Honor 8X
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.1 mm 160.4 mm Honor 8X has greater height than Honor Magic.
Width 69.9 mm 76.6 mm Honor 8X has greater width than Honor Magic.
Depth 7.8 mm 7.8 mm Both phones are the same depth.
Weight 145 g 175 g Honor Magic is lighter than Honor Magic.
Body Colour Porcelain white Red | Blue | Black
Body Material - Glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.02 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.81 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Honor Magic Honor 8X
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology AMOLED LTPS IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.09" 6.5" Honor 8X has larger screen size than Honor Magic.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels Honor Magic has better screen resolution than Honor 8X.
Display Format QHD -
Pixel Density 577 ppi 397 ppi Honor Magic has better pixel density than Honor 8X.
Aspect Ratio - 19.5:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features - FullView Display
PROCESSOR Honor Magic Honor 8X
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Hisilicon Kirin 710
Clock Speed - 2.2 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Honor Magic has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 -
MEMORY Honor Magic Honor 8X
RAM 4 GB 4 GB Both phones have the same RAM size.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 64 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Honor Magic Honor 8X
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 20 Megapixel Honor 8X has better camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/1.8 Honor 8X has better lens aperture than Honor Magic.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - Portrait
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode -
Light Source Dual LED flash -
Still Image Resolutions 3968 x 2976 -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p), Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Honor Magic has better second camera resolution than Honor 8X.
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 Honor Magic has better second camera lens aperture than Honor Magic.
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Honor 8X has better front camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Honor 8X has better front lens aperture than Honor Magic.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1280 x 720 (720p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor Magic Honor 8X
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2900 mAh 3750 mAh Honor 8X has larger battery capacity than Honor Magic.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 150 min
Standby Time - 697 hours
Talk Time - 1260 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1260 min
Standby: up to 697 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR Honor Magic Honor 8X
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 8.1 Oreo
User Interface Magic Live UI HUAWEI Emotion UI 8.2
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Honor Magic Honor 8X
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor Magic Honor 8X
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Honor Magic Honor 8X
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, distance sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, Huawei Magic Power Face Unlock
OTHERS Honor Magic Honor 8X
Included Accessories Power adapter Headphones, USB cable, power adapter
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