In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate 8 and Honor Magic Vs. 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.
| DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS | Huawei Mate 8 | Honor Magic Vs |
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| Product Type | Smartphone | Smartphone | |
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| Form Factor | Touch | Folder - touch screen, dual screen | |
| Height | 157.1 mm | 160.3 mm | Honor Magic Vs has greater height than Huawei Mate 8. |
| Width | 80.6 mm | 72.6 mm | Huawei Mate 8 has greater width than Honor Magic Vs. |
| Depth | 7.9 mm | 12.9 mm | Huawei Mate 8 is narrower than Huawei Mate 8. |
| Weight | 185 g | 267 g | Huawei Mate 8 is lighter than Huawei Mate 8. |
| Dimensions Details | - | Folded - 72.6 mm x 12.9 mm x 160.3 mm Unfolded - 141.5 mm x 6.1 mm x 160.3 mm |
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| Body Colour | Mocha brown | Space grey | Gold | Black | |
| Body Material | - | Titanium alloy | |
| Waterproof (Water-resistant) | - | - | Honor Magic Vs is waterproof. |
| SAR Value | 0.21 W/kg (body), 1.18 W/kg (head) | 1.12 W/kg (body), 0.78 W/kg (head), 2.63 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 | Dual-SIM (SIM1 and SIM2/MicroSD slots) | Dual-SIM | |
| SIM Card Configuration Details | Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD | - |
| DISPLAY | Huawei Mate 8 | Honor Magic Vs |
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| Display Type | LCD display | OLED display | |
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| Display Technology | IPS-NEO | OLED | |
| Foldable Display | - | Yes | |
| Display Design | - | Inward folding | |
| Screen Size (Display Size) | 6" | 7.9" | Honor Magic Vs has larger screen size than Huawei Mate 8. |
| Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 2272 x 1984 pixels | Honor Magic Vs has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate 8. |
| Display Format | Full HD | - | |
| Pixel Density | 368 ppi | - | |
| Aspect Ratio | - | 10.3:9 | |
| Max Brightness | - | 800 cd/m² | |
| Colour Depth | 16.7 million colours | 1.07 billion colours | Honor Magic Vs has better colour depth than Huawei Mate 8. |
| Contrast Ratio | 1500:1 | - | |
| HDR | - | Yes | Honor Magic Vs has HDR. |
| HDR Technology | - | HDR10+ | |
| Display Refresh Rate | - | 120 Hz | |
| Display Features | - | DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, Honor Full View Display, 1920Hz high frequency PWM Dimming, dynamic dimming | |
| Display Protection (Screen Protector) | Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) | - |
| SECOND DISPLAY |
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| Second Display Type | - | OLED display - colour | |
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| Second Display Screen Size | - | 6.45" | |
| Second Display Resolution | - | 2560 x 1080 pixels | |
| Second Display Colour Depth | - | 1.07 billion colours |
| UNFOLDED DISPLAY |
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| Unfolded Display Screen Size | - | 7.9 in | |
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| Unfolded Display Resolution | - | 2272 x 1984 pixels |
| PROCESSOR | Huawei Mate 8 | Honor Magic Vs |
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| Processor Type (CPU) | Hisilicon Kirin 950 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 | |
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| Clock Speed | 2.3 GHz | 3 GHz | Honor Magic Vs has higher clock speed than Huawei Mate 8. |
| Processor Core Qty | 8-core | 8-core | Both phones have the same number of phone cores. |
| 64-bit Architecture | Yes | - | Huawei Mate 8 has 64-bit architecture. |
| Graphics System (GPU) | Mali T880 MP4 | Qualcomm ADRENO 730 |
| MEMORY | Huawei Mate 8 | Honor Magic Vs |
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| RAM | 3 GB | 12 GB | Honor Magic Vs has more RAM than Huawei Mate 8. |
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| Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) | 32 GB | 512 GB | Honor Magic Vs has more internal memory than Huawei Mate 8. |
| Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) | microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB | - |
| CAMERA | Huawei Mate 8 | Honor Magic Vs |
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| MAIN CAMERA |
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| Number of Main Cameras | 1 | 3 | |
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| Sensor Resolution | 16 Megapixel | 54 Megapixel | Honor Magic Vs has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate 8. |
| Sensor Type | BSI-CMOS | - | |
| Sensor Name | - | Sony IMX800 sensor | |
| Lens Aperture | F/2.0 | F/1.9 | Honor Magic Vs has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8. |
| Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | Both phones have optical image stabilization. |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic | - | |
| Digital Zoom | 4x | - | |
| Special Effects | - | HDR | |
| HDR Mode | Auto HDR mode | - | |
| Camera Modes | Time-lapse mode | Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Timer mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Story, Documents, Capture smiles, Aperture mode, Filter mode, Super Macro, Night Shot, Movie Mode | |
| Face Recognition (Face ID) | Face detection | - | Huawei Mate 8 has face detection. |
| White Balance | Automatic, presets | - | |
| Light Source | Dual LED flash | LED flash | |
| Still Image Resolutions | 4608 x 3456 | 8768 x 6144 | |
| Video Resolutions | 1920 x 1080 (1080p) | 3840 x 2160 (4K) | |
| Camera Features (Functions) | Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), ISP-Chip | Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Enhanced AI Photography |
| SECOND CAMERA |
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| Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) | - | 50 Megapixel | |
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| Lens Type (2nd Camera) | - | Ultra wide-angle lens | |
| Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) | - | F/2.0 | |
| Field of View (2nd Camera) | - | 122 degree(s) | |
| Camera Functions (2nd Camera) | - | Macro camera | |
| Camera Features (2nd Camera) | - | 2.5cm macro photography |
| THIRD CAMERA |
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| Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) | - | 8 Megapixel | |
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| Lens Type (3rd Camera) | - | Telephoto lens | |
| Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) | - | F/2.4 | |
| Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | - | Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | Honor Magic Vs has optical stabilisation of the third camera. |
| Optical Zoom | - | 3x | |
| Digital Zoom | - | 30x |
| FRONT CAMERA |
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| Number of Front Cameras | 1 | 2 | |
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| Sensor Resolution (Front) | 8 Megapixel | 16 Megapixel | Honor Magic Vs has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate 8. |
| Lens Aperture (Front) | F/2.4 | F/2.45 | Huawei Mate 8 has better front lens aperture than Huawei Mate 8. |
| Camera Modes (Front) | - | Night mode, Timer mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Capture smiles, Mirror reflection, Filter mode, High-res | |
| Still Image Resolutions (Front) | - | 4608 x 3456 | |
| Video Resolutions (Front) | 1920 x 1080 (1080p) | 2520 x 1080 | |
| Camera Features (Front) | - | Gesture control |
| SECOND FRONT CAMERA |
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| Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) | - | 16 Megapixel | |
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| Lens Aperture (2nd Front) | - | F/2.45 |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Huawei Mate 8 | Honor Magic Vs |
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| Battery Capacity (Battery Size) | 4000 mAh | 5000 mAh | Honor Magic Vs has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate 8. |
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| Fast Charging Technology | - | Honor SuperCharge | Honor Magic Vs has fast charging technology. |
| Recharge Time (Charging Time) | - | 46 min | |
| Standby Time | 528 hours | - | |
| Talk Time | 1080 minutes | - | |
| Run Time Details | Standby (WCDMA): up to 528 hrs Playback (Music): up to 98 hrs |
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| Battery Technology | Lithium polymer | Lithium polymer |
| CELLULAR | Huawei Mate 8 | Honor Magic Vs |
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| Technology | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | |
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| Mobile Broadband Generation | 4G | 5G | Honor Magic Vs has more advanced generation mobile network. |
| Operating System | Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) | Android 13 | |
| User Interface | HUAWEI Emotion UI 4.0 | MagicOS 7.1 | |
| Navigation | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo |
| COMMUNICATIONS | Huawei Mate 8 | Honor Magic Vs |
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| Data Transmission | GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE | GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR | |
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| 2G Band | 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM | - | |
| 4G LTE Band | Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40 | - | |
| 4G LTE Frequency | FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300 | - | |
| Wireless Interface | 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 | Yes | Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments. |
| Messaging Services | SMS, MMS | - |
| MEDIA | Huawei Mate 8 | Honor Magic Vs |
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| Supported Digital Audio Standards | WAV, WMA, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ | WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP | |
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| Supported Digital Video Standards | XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, DivX, H.265 | 3GP, MP4 | |
| Sound Enhancements | - | DTS: X Ultra |
| FEATURES | Huawei Mate 8 | Honor Magic Vs |
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| Phone Functions | Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert | - | |
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| Sensors | Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor | Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, gyroscope | |
| Security Devices | Fingerprint reader | Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side) | |
| Additional Phone Features | DLNA Certified, sharing media via DLNA, noise reduction microphone | MIMO technology, OTG Reverse Charge, HONOR Connect, gearless hinge |
| OTHERS | Huawei Mate 8 | Honor Magic Vs |
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| Included Accessories | Headset, USB cable, power adapter | Protective cover, SIM card removal tool, pre-installed screen protection film, USB-C cable, 66W HONOR SuperCharge charger | |
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| Compliant Standards | - | USB 3.1 |
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