HONOR Magic8 Lite vs POCO F4
The HONOR Magic8 Lite scores 7.1 in our rating, and the POCO F4 scores 6.0. The HONOR Magic8 Lite leads in display, battery, design and software support, while the POCO F4 is ahead in performance and camera. The HONOR Magic8 Lite is the newer phone, announced Dec 8, 2025.
Key differences
Why choose the HONOR Magic8 Lite
- Bigger battery 7,500 mAh vs 4,500 mAh
- Bigger screen 6.79 inches vs 6.67 inches
- Brighter screen 6,000 nits vs 1,300 nits
- Better water resistance IP68 + IP69K vs IP53
- Newer model Dec 8, 2025 vs Jun 23, 2022
- More storage 256 GB / 512 GB vs 128 GB / 256 GB
Why choose the POCO F4
- Faster wired charging 67 W vs 66 W
- More RAM 6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB vs 8 GB
- Thinner 7.7 mm vs 7.76 mm
- Higher-resolution video 4K@60 vs 4K@30
- Charger in the box
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Spec
HONOR Magic8 LitePOCO F4
Overall
7.1
6.0
Display
8.6
7.2
Performance
4.8
5.2
Camera
5.5
5.9
Battery
7.1
4.9
Design
8.2
6.8
Software support
8.4
5.0
Value for money
6.0 est.
6.0 est.
Display
Spec
HONOR Magic8 LitePOCO F4
Size
6.79 inches
6.67 inches
Type
OLED, AMOLED
OLED, AMOLED DotDisplay
Resolution
1200 × 2640 px
1080 × 2400 px
Pixel density
427 ppi
395 ppi
Refresh rate
120 Hz
120 Hz
Adaptive refresh
—
✕ No
Peak brightness
6,000 nits
1,300 nits
HDR
—
HDR10+, Dolby Vision
Protection
Aluminosilicate glass
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Performance
Spec
HONOR Magic8 LitePOCO F4
Process
4 nm
7 nm
Max CPU clock
2.3 GHz
3.2 GHz
GPU
Adreno 810
Adreno 650
Geekbench 6 single-core
—
1,141
Geekbench 6 multi-core
—
3,084
RAM
8 GB
6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB
Storage
256 GB / 512 GB
128 GB / 256 GB
Storage type
—
UFS 3.1
microSD slot
✕ No
✕ No
Cameras
Spec
HONOR Magic8 LitePOCO F4
Main camera
108 MP, f/1.75
64 MP, f/1.79, 1/2.0"
Optical stabilization
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Ultrawide
5 MP
8 MP
Rear cameras
2
3
Rear video
4K@30
4K@60
Front camera
16 MP
20 MP
Front video
1080p@30
—
Battery and charging
Spec
HONOR Magic8 LitePOCO F4
Capacity
7,500 mAh
4,500 mAh
Battery type
Silicon-carbon
—
Wired charging
66 W
67 W
Reverse wireless
✕ No
✕ No
Charger in box
✕ No
✓ Yes
Design and build
Spec
HONOR Magic8 LitePOCO F4
Dimensions
161.9 × 76.1 × 7.76 mm
163.2 × 75.95 × 7.7 mm
Thickness
7.76 mm
7.7 mm
Weight
189 g
195 g
Form factor
Bar
Bar
Frame
Plastic
Plastic
Back
—
Glass
Water resistance
IP68 + IP69K
IP53
Fingerprint
Under-display optical
Side-mounted
3D face unlock
✕ No
✕ No
SIM
Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM
Dual Nano-SIM
Colors
Midnight Black, Forest Green, Reddish Brown
Night Black, Nebula Green, Moonlight Silver
Connectivity and features
Spec
HONOR Magic8 LitePOCO F4
5G
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
5.2
5.2
USB
USB-C 2.0
USB-C 2.0
NFC
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
3.5 mm jack
✕ No
✕ No
Stereo speakers
✓ Yes
✓ Yes
Satellite
✕ No
✕ No
IR blaster
—
✓ Yes
Software
Spec
HONOR Magic8 LitePOCO F4
OS at launch
Android 15
Android 12
Interface
MagicOS 9.0
MIUI 13
OS updates
6 years
—
Security updates
6 years
3 years
Launch and price
Spec
HONOR Magic8 LitePOCO F4
Announced
Dec 8, 2025
Jun 23, 2022
Released
—
Jun 27, 2022
Status
Released
Discontinued
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