HONOR Magic8 Pro vs HONOR Magic4 Pro

The HONOR Magic8 Pro scores 9.3 in our rating, and the HONOR Magic4 Pro scores 7.2. The HONOR Magic8 Pro leads in performance, camera, battery, design and software support. The HONOR Magic8 Pro is the newer phone, announced Oct 15, 2025.

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HONOR HONOR Magic8 Pro

9.3 Price TBA

Top score

HONOR HONOR Magic4 Pro

7.2 Price TBA

Discontinued

Key differences

Why choose the HONOR Magic8 Pro

Bigger battery 6,270 mAh vs 4,600 mAh
Silicon-carbon battery
Longer optical zoom 3.7× vs 3.5×
Better water resistance IP68 + IP69K vs IP68
Newer model Oct 15, 2025 vs Feb 28, 2022
More RAM 12 GB / 16 GB vs 8 GB / 12 GB

Why choose the HONOR Magic4 Pro

Bigger screen 6.81 inches vs 6.71 inches
Faster wireless charging 100 W vs 80 W
Lighter 215 g vs 219 g
Higher screen resolution 1312 × 2848 px vs 1256 × 2808 px
Charger in the box

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Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec HONOR Magic8 ProHONOR Magic4 Pro

Overall 9.3 7.2

Display 8.8 8.7

Performance 9.0 5.9

Camera 8.5 7.1

Battery 7.8 6.3

Design 8.9 8.4

Software support 9.2 3.5

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec HONOR Magic8 ProHONOR Magic4 Pro

Size 6.71 inches 6.81 inches

Type OLED OLED

Resolution 1256 × 2808 px 1312 × 2848 px

Pixel density 458 ppi —

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Peak brightness 6,000 nits —

HDR HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid HDR10+

Protection HONOR NanoCrystal Shield —

Performance

Spec HONOR Magic8 ProHONOR Magic4 Pro

Chipset Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Process 3 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 4.6 GHz 3 GHz

GPU Adreno 840 Adreno 730

RAM 12 GB / 16 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage type UFS 4.1 —

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec HONOR Magic8 ProHONOR Magic4 Pro

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.6, 1/1.3" 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.56"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✕ No

Ultrawide 50 MP 50 MP

Telephoto 200 MP, 3.7× optical, periscope 64 MP, 3.5× optical, periscope

Optical zoom 3.7× 3.5×

Rear cameras 3 3

Rear video 4K@120 —

Front camera 50 MP 12 MP

Front video 4K@60 —

Battery and charging

Spec HONOR Magic8 ProHONOR Magic4 Pro

Capacity 6,270 mAh 4,600 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon Li-Po

Wired charging 100 W 100 W

Wireless charging 80 W 100 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec HONOR Magic8 ProHONOR Magic4 Pro

Dimensions 161.15 × 75 × 8.4 mm 163.6 × 74.7 × 9.15 mm

Thickness 8.4 mm 9.15 mm

Weight 219 g 215 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Back Glass Glass

Water resistance IP68 + IP69K IP68

Fingerprint Under-display ultrasonic Under-display ultrasonic

3D face unlock ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM

Colors Sunrise Gold, Sky Cyan, Black, Snow White Black, Cyan, Gold, White, Orange

Connectivity and features

Spec HONOR Magic8 ProHONOR Magic4 Pro

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 6.0 5.2

USB USB-C 3.x —

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Software

Spec HONOR Magic8 ProHONOR Magic4 Pro

OS at launch Android 16 Android 12

Interface MagicOS 10 Magic UI 6.0

OS updates 7 years —

Security updates 7 years —

Launch and price

Spec HONOR Magic8 ProHONOR Magic4 Pro

Announced Oct 15, 2025 Feb 28, 2022

Released Oct 23, 2025 —

Status Released Discontinued

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