Honor Magic vs. Nokia 8

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Honor Magic and Nokia 8. 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. Nokia 8 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Honor Magic Nokia 8
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.1 mm 151.5 mm Nokia 8 has greater height than Honor Magic.
Width 69.9 mm 73.7 mm Nokia 8 has greater width than Honor Magic.
Depth 7.8 mm 7.9 mm Honor Magic is narrower than Honor Magic.
Weight 145 g 160 g Honor Magic is lighter than Honor Magic.
Body Colour Porcelain white Silver | Polished blue | Steel | Tempered blue | Polished copper
Body Material - 6000 Series aluminium alloy
Protection - Splashproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
IP rating - IP54
SAR Value - 0.711 W/kg
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) Single-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Honor Magic Nokia 8
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology AMOLED IPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.09" 5.3" Nokia 8 has larger screen size than Honor Magic.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2560 x 1440 pixels Both phones have the same screen resolution.
Display Format QHD QHD
Pixel Density 577 ppi -
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Display Features - 2.5D Glass
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Honor Magic Nokia 8
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 950 Qualcomm Snapdragon 835
Clock Speed - 2.5 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T880 -
MEMORY Honor Magic Nokia 8
RAM 4 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 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 Nokia 8
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Nokia 8 has better camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Sensor Type BSI-CMOS -
Lens Aperture F/2.2 F/2.0 Nokia 8 has better lens aperture than Honor Magic.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Nokia 8 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode -
Light Source Dual LED flash 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 -
Camera Features (Functions) - Carl Zeiss optic, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Nokia 8 has better second camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Nokia 8 has better front camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Lens Type (Front) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Nokia 8 has better front lens aperture than Honor Magic.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Front) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Honor Magic Nokia 8
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2900 mAh 3090 mAh Nokia 8 has larger battery capacity than Honor Magic.
Standby Time - 280 hours
Talk Time - 600 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 600 min
Standby: up to 280 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium Ion
CELLULAR Honor Magic Nokia 8
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 7.1.1 Nougat
User Interface Magic Live UI -
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou
COMMUNICATIONS Honor Magic Nokia 8
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, 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, ANT+/ANT
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Honor Magic Nokia 8
Sound Enhancements DTS Sound support -
FEATURES Honor Magic Nokia 8
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, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, Huawei Magic Power MIMO technology, Three microphones, Nokia OZO spatial 360° audio
Android Enterprise Recommended - Yes
OTHERS Honor Magic Nokia 8
Included Accessories Power adapter Data cable, headset, power adapter, SIM card removal tool
Compliant Standards - IP54
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