Huawei GX8 vs. Honor Magic

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei GX8 and Honor Magic. 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

Huawei GX8 vs. Honor Magic Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei GX8 Honor Magic
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 152 mm 146.1 mm Huawei GX8 has greater height than Honor Magic.
Width 76.5 mm 69.9 mm Huawei GX8 has greater width than Honor Magic.
Depth 7.5 mm 7.8 mm Huawei GX8 is narrower than Huawei GX8.
Weight 167 g 145 g Honor Magic is lighter than Huawei GX8.
Body Colour Mystic champagne Porcelain white
Body Material Metal -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.87 W/kg (body), 1.18 W/kg (head) -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
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
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots)
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Huawei GX8 Honor Magic
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology TFT AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 5.09" Huawei GX8 has larger screen size than Honor Magic.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2560 x 1440 pixels Honor Magic has better screen resolution than Huawei GX8.
Display Format Full HD QHD
Pixel Density - 577 ppi
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Protection (Screen Protector) 2.5D Arc Glass -
PROCESSOR Huawei GX8 Honor Magic
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 Hisilicon Kirin 950
Clock Speed 1.5 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 Huawei GX8 Honor Magic
RAM 2 GB 4 GB Honor Magic has more RAM than Huawei GX8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Honor Magic has more internal memory than Huawei GX8.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Huawei GX8 Honor Magic
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Huawei GX8 has better camera resolution than Honor Magic.
Sensor Type - BSI-CMOS
Lens Aperture - F/2.2
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Huawei GX8 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes - Panorama, Pro mode
Light Source LED light 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
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 12 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Honor Magic has better front camera resolution than Huawei GX8.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.4
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei GX8 Honor Magic
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 2900 mAh Huawei GX8 has larger battery capacity than Honor Magic.
Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Huawei GX8 Honor Magic
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 Magic Live UI
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei GX8 Honor Magic
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE, DC-HSPA+ GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth 4.2
NFC - Yes Honor Magic has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Huawei GX8 Honor Magic
Sound Enhancements - DTS Sound support
FEATURES Huawei GX8 Honor Magic
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 Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass Ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, distance sensor, gravity sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - Active noise-cancellation, Huawei Magic Power
OTHERS Huawei GX8 Honor Magic
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter
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