In depth comparison and review of Xiaomi MI 8 and Honor Magic5 Pro. 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 | Xiaomi MI 8 | Honor Magic5 Pro |
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| Product Type | Smartphone | Smartphone | |
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| Form Factor | Touch | Touch | |
| Height | 154.9 mm | 162.9 mm | Honor Magic5 Pro has greater height than Xiaomi MI 8. |
| Width | 74.8 mm | 76.7 mm | Honor Magic5 Pro has greater width than Xiaomi MI 8. |
| Depth | 7.6 mm | 8.77 mm | Xiaomi MI 8 is narrower than Xiaomi MI 8. |
| Weight | 175 g | 219 g | Xiaomi MI 8 is lighter than Xiaomi MI 8. |
| Body Colour | Black | Blue | Midnight black | Meadow green | |
| Body Material | Glass, 7000 Series aluminium | - | |
| Protection | - | Water-resistant, splash-resistant, dust-resistant | |
| Waterproof (Water-resistant) | - | Yes | Honor Magic5 Pro is waterproof. |
| IP rating | - | IP68 | |
| Repairability Index | - | 8 (out of 10) | |
| SAR Value | 1.662 W/kg (body), 0.701 W/kg (head) | 1.12 W/kg (body), 0.81 W/kg (head), 2.84 W/kg (limb) | |
| Connector Type | USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C | USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C | |
| SIM Card Type (Size) | Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) | |
| SIM Card Qty | Dual-SIM | Dual-SIM |
| DISPLAY | Xiaomi MI 8 | Honor Magic5 Pro |
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| Display Type | OLED display | OLED display | |
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| Display Technology | AMOLED | - | |
| Screen Size (Display Size) | 6.21" | 6.81" | Honor Magic5 Pro has larger screen size than Xiaomi MI 8. |
| Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) | 2248 x 1080 pixels | 2848 x 1312 pixels | Honor Magic5 Pro has better screen resolution than Xiaomi MI 8. |
| Display Format | Full HD+ | - | |
| Pixel Density | 402 ppi | 461 ppi | Honor Magic5 Pro has better pixel density than Xiaomi MI 8. |
| Aspect Ratio | 18.7:9 | 20:9 | |
| Max Brightness | 600 cd/m² | 1800 cd/m² | Honor Magic5 Pro has better display brightness than Xiaomi MI 8. |
| Colour Depth | - | 1.07 billion colours | |
| Contrast Ratio | 60000:1 | - | |
| Display Enhancement Technology | Sunlight mode | - | |
| Display Refresh Rate | - | 120 Hz | |
| Display Features | Always-on display, Reading mode, Colour temperature adjustment, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut | Night Display, True Colour, Quad-curved display, 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate with LTPO 2.0 technology, 2160Hz high frequency PWM Dimming, dynamic dimming |
| PROCESSOR | Xiaomi MI 8 | Honor Magic5 Pro |
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| Processor Type (CPU) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 | |
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| Clock Speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.19 GHz | Honor Magic5 Pro has higher clock speed than Xiaomi MI 8. |
| Processor Core Qty | 8-core | 8-core | Both phones have the same number of phone cores. |
| 64-bit Architecture | Yes | - | Xiaomi MI 8 has 64-bit architecture. |
| Graphics System (GPU) | Qualcomm ADRENO 630 | Qualcomm ADRENO 740 |
| MEMORY | Xiaomi MI 8 | Honor Magic5 Pro |
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| RAM | LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB | 12 GB | Honor Magic5 Pro has more RAM than Xiaomi MI 8. |
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| Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) | 64 GB | 512 GB | Honor Magic5 Pro has more internal memory than Xiaomi MI 8. |
| CAMERA | Xiaomi MI 8 | Honor Magic5 Pro |
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| MAIN CAMERA |
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| Number of Main Cameras | 2 | 3 | |
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| Sensor Resolution | 12 Megapixel | 50 Megapixel | Honor Magic5 Pro has better camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 8. |
| Sensor Size | - | 1/1.12" | |
| Sensor Name | Sony Exmor RS IMX363 sensor | - | |
| Lens Type | Wide-angle lens | Wide-angle lens | |
| Lens Aperture | F/1.8 | F/1.6 | Honor Magic5 Pro has better lens aperture than Xiaomi MI 8. |
| Lens Construction | - | 8-element | |
| Pixel Size | - | 2.8 μm | |
| Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | 4-axis OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation) | Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | Both phones have optical image stabilization. |
| Focus Adjustment | Automatic | Automatic | |
| Digital Zoom | - | 100x | |
| Special Effects | HDR | Live Filters | |
| Camera Modes | Burst mode, Panorama, portrait mode, AR Emoji, AI Beautify | Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Story, Aperture mode, Super Macro, Night Shot, wide-angle mode, Scanner, Movie Mode, Multi-video recording, High-res, AI camera | |
| Face Recognition (Face ID) | Face recognition | Smile Capture | Both phones have face detection. |
| Light Source | LED flash | LED flash | |
| Still Image Resolutions | - | 8192 x 6144 | |
| Video Resolutions | 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 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, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps | 3840 x 2160 (4K) | |
| Camera Features (Functions) | Dual Pixel Autofocus technology, AI Dual camera, AI scene detection, AI Beautify, AI dynamic bokeh, AI studio lighting, AI short video editing, AI high-res photos | AI-motion detection, 4-in-1 to 2.8μm Super Pixel, OIS+EIS dual stabilisation |
| SECOND CAMERA |
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| Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) | 12 Megapixel | 50 Megapixel | Honor Magic5 Pro has better second camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 8. |
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| Lens Type (2nd Camera) | Telephoto lens | Ultra wide-angle lens | |
| Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) | F/2.4 | F/2.0 | Honor Magic5 Pro has better second camera lens aperture than Xiaomi MI 8. |
| Field of View (2nd Camera) | - | 122 degree(s) | |
| Camera Features (2nd Camera) | Portrait lens | 2.5cm macro photography |
| THIRD CAMERA |
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| Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) | - | 50 Megapixel | |
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| Lens Type (3rd Camera) | - | Periscope lens | |
| Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) | - | F/3.0 | |
| Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | - | Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) | Honor Magic5 Pro has optical stabilisation of the third camera. |
| Minimum Focal Length (3rd Camera) | - | 30 cm | |
| Optical Zoom | - | 3.5x | |
| Digital Zoom | - | 100x | |
| Camera Functions (3rd Camera) | - | Telephoto |
| FRONT CAMERA |
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| Number of Front Cameras | 2 | 2 | |
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| Sensor Resolution (Front) | 20 Megapixel | 12 Megapixel | Xiaomi MI 8 has better front camera resolution than Honor Magic5 Pro. |
| Lens Aperture (Front) | - | F/2.4 | |
| Field of View (Front) | - | 100 degree(s) | |
| Special Effects (Front) | Mirror | Live Filters | |
| Camera Modes (Front) | AR Emoji, AI portrait mode | Timer mode, Watermark mode, Portrait, Night, Mirror reflection, AI Wide-angle selfie, Gesture Capture | |
| Face Recognition (Face ID) | Face recognition | Smile Capture, 3D facial detection | Both phones have face detection. |
| Still Image Resolutions (Front) | - | 4096 x 3072 | |
| Video Resolutions (Front) | - | 3840 x 2160 (4K) | |
| Camera Features (Front) | Self-timer, AI detection of 10 different scenes, 3D Beautify | AI anti-distortion |
| SECOND FRONT CAMERA |
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| Camera Functions (2nd Front) | - | 3D depth camera | |
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| Camera Features (2nd Front) | Flood Illuminator, Dot Projector | - |
| BATTERY AND CHARGING | Xiaomi MI 8 | Honor Magic5 Pro |
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| Battery Capacity (Battery Size) | 3400 mAh | 5100 mAh | Honor Magic5 Pro has larger battery capacity than Xiaomi MI 8. |
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| Fast Charging Technology | Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0+ | - | Xiaomi MI 8 has fast charging technology. |
| Wireless Charging | - | Yes | Honor Magic5 Pro can be charged wirelessly. |
| Battery Technology | - | Lithium polymer |
| CELLULAR | Xiaomi MI 8 | Honor Magic5 Pro |
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| Technology | CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA | WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM | |
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| Mobile Broadband Generation | 4G | 5G | Honor Magic5 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network. |
| Operating System | Android 8.1 Oreo | Android 13 | |
| User Interface | MIUI 9.5 | MagicOS 7.1 | |
| Payment Technology | Android Pay | - | |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo |
| COMMUNICATIONS | Xiaomi MI 8 | Honor Magic5 Pro |
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| Data Transmission | GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, 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, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X | - | |
| 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 17, Band 20, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 | - | |
| 4G LTE Frequency | FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 | - | |
| Wireless Interface | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 BLE | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments. |
| Messaging Services | SMS, MMS | - |
| MEDIA | Xiaomi MI 8 | Honor Magic5 Pro |
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| Supported Digital Audio Standards | WAV, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), apt-X, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, apt-X HD | WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, apt-X, LDAC, MP4, SBC, apt-X HD, 3GP | |
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| Supported Digital Video Standards | MKV, XviD, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V, HEVC, H.265, ASP | 3GP, MP4 | |
| Sound Enhancements | - | DTS: X Ultra |
| FEATURES | Xiaomi MI 8 | Honor Magic5 Pro |
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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, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, Time of Flight (ToF), infrared (IR) sensor | Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, colour temperature sensor, flicker sensor, gyroscope | |
| Security Devices | Face recognition, fingerprint reader | Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition | |
| Security Technology | IR face unlock | 3D Face unlock | |
| Additional Phone Features | Face Unlock, MU-MIMO technology | Infrared remote control, MIMO technology, Gesture Controls, OTG Reverse Charge, standalone Bluetooth/Wi-Fi aerial architecture |
| OTHERS | Xiaomi MI 8 | Honor Magic5 Pro |
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| Included Accessories | Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, Mi 8 Protective cover | SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, HUAWEI SuperCharge charger, TP protective film, TP protective cover | |
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| Compliant Standards | - | IP68, TUV Rheinland Circadian Friendly Certification |
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