Samsung Galaxy S8 vs. Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy S8 and Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G. 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

Samsung Galaxy S8 vs. Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy S8 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-G950FD -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 148.9 mm 163.6 mm Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has greater height than Samsung Galaxy S8.
Width 68.1 mm 74.7 mm Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has greater width than Samsung Galaxy S8.
Depth 8 mm 9.15 mm Samsung Galaxy S8 is narrower than Samsung Galaxy S8.
Weight 155 g 215 g Samsung Galaxy S8 is lighter than Samsung Galaxy S8.
Body Colour Gold maple | Midnight black Black | Cyan
Protection Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Samsung Galaxy S8 is waterproof.
IP rating IP68 IP68
Repairability Index - 8 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.55 W/kg (simultaneous), 0.75 W/kg (body), 0.44 W/kg (head) 1.25 W/kg (body), 0.74 W/kg (head), 2.97 W/kg (limb)
Integrated Components Heart rate sensor -
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
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 Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD -
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy S8 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Quad HD+ Super AMOLED LTPO OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.8" 6.81" Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy S8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2960 x 1440 pixels 2848 x 1312 pixels Samsung Galaxy S8 has better screen resolution than Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G.
Pixel Density 570 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 1000 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1073.7 million colours Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better colour depth than Samsung Galaxy S8.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 240 Hz
Display Features Always-on display -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy S8 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Samsung Exynos Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Processor Number 8895 -
Clock Speed 2.3 GHz 2.995 GHz Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy S8.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Samsung Galaxy S8 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali-G71 MP20 Qualcomm ADRENO 730
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy S8 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
RAM LPDDR4 SDRAM - 4 GB 8 GB Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy S8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 256 GB Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy S8.
User Memory 52.3 GB -
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy S8 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S8.
Sensor Size 1/2.55" -
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.8 Samsung Galaxy S8 has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S8.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Samsung Galaxy S8 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic, manual Automatic
Digital Zoom 8x -
Self-Timer Delay Yes -
Special Effects Motion effect, HDR, Stamp, Bokeh effect, Grid Line, Stickers -
Camera Modes Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Timer mode, Virtual Shot, HYPERLAPSE, Food mode Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Timer mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Story, Documents, Night Shot, Panoramic mode, Multi-video recording
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Samsung Galaxy S8 has face detection.
White Balance Custom, automatic -
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 9216 x 6912
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) Selective Focus, Quick Launch, Playback zoom, Dual Pixel technology, Motion photo, Exposure, Shutter speed, geotagging, RAW image capture, VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilisation) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Ultra Fusion
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 50 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 64 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/3.5
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom - 3.5x
Digital Zoom - 100x
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S8.
Sensor Size (Front) 1/3.6" -
Sensor Type (Front) CMOS -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.7 F/2.4 Samsung Galaxy S8 has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy S8.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Camera Modes (Front) Slow motion video, Virtual Shot Timer mode, Watermark mode, Smile Shot, Portrait, Filter mode, Mirror mode, Gesture Capture
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition, Smile Capture Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4096 x 3072
Video Resolutions (Front) - 3840 x 2160 (4K)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy S8 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 4600 mAh Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy S8.
Fast Charging Technology - Honor SuperCharge Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 30 min
Wireless Charging Yes Yes Both phones can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards WPC, PMA -
Standby Time 81.12 hours -
Talk Time 1200 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (WCDMA): up to 1200 min
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 14 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 11 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 12 hrs
Playback (audio (Always On Display Off)): up to 67 hrs
Playback (audio (Always On Display On)): up to 44 hrs
Playback (video): up to 16 hrs
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Battery Technology - Lithium polymer
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy S8 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Technology TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat Android 12
User Interface - Magic UI 6.0
Intelligent Assistant Bixby -
Payment Technology Samsung Pay -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy S8 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, DC-HSDPA, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM -
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 -
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, PBAP, MAP, HOGP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy S8 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, DSF, DSD, MXMF, OGA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, MID WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, apt-X, LDAC, AWB, MP4, MID, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2 MKV, 3GP, WebM, MP4
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy S8 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, heart rate, pressure sensor, geomagnetic sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, gyroscope, 3D ToF sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader, eye scan Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology - 3D Face unlock
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock, Wi-Fi Miracast, MU-MIMO technology, Fast Charging, Samsung KNOX HONOR RAM Turbo
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy S8 Honor Magic 4 Pro 5G
Included Accessories Stereo headset, USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, micro-USB connector, 2 pair ear plugs, USB-C to Micro-USB Adapter Translucent case, 100W HONOR SuperCharge charger
Compliant Standards IP68 IP68
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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