Product
Honor 8
Honor 8
Honor Magic
Honor Magic
Battery
Charging 18W wired, 47% in 30 min 40W wired, 90% in 30 min
Type Li-Po 3000 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), glass back, aluminum frame -
Dimensions 145.5 x 71 x 7.5 mm (5.73 x 2.80 x 0.30 in) 146.1 x 69.9 x 7.8 mm (5.75 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)
SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 153 g (5.40 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
  Custom function back button -
Comms
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Infrared port Yes -
NFC Yes Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Radio No FM radio
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 -
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~423 ppi density) 1440 x 2560 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~577 ppi density)
Size 5.2 inches, 74.9 cm2 (~72.5% screen-to-body ratio) 5.09 inches, 71.4 cm2 (~69.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Launch
Announced 2016, July. Released 2016, July 2016, December. Released 2016, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Main Camera
Dual - 12 MP, f/2.2, PDAF 12 MP B/W, f/2.2, PDAF
Features Laser AF, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Single 12 MP, f/2.2, 35mm (standard), 1/2.9", 1.25µm, PDAF 12 MP B/W, f/2.2, 35mm (standard), 1/2.9", 1.25µm -
Video 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps 1080p@30fps
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
Internal 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM
Misc
Colors Pearl White, Midnight Black, Sapphire Blue, Gold Golden Black, Porcelain White
Models FRD-L19 FRD-L14, FRD-L04, FRD-AL00, FRD-TL00, FRD-AL10, FRD-L09, FRD-L02, FRD-L19, FRD-L14, FRD-DL00 NTS-AL00
SAR EU 1.45 W/kg (head)     -
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 & TD-SCDMA
4G bands 1, 3, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19, 38, 39, 40, 41
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
  - CDMA 800
Our Tests
Audio quality Noise -98.3dB / Crosstalk -97.3dB -
Battery (old) Endurance rating 70h -
Camera Photo / Video -
Display Contrast ratio: 1243:1 (nominal), 3.346 (sunlight) -
Loudspeaker Voice 67dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 82dB -
Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 2099Basemark X: 16592 -
Platform
Chipset Kirin 950 (16 nm) Kirin 950 (16 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A53)
GPU Mali-T880 MP4 Mali-T880 MP4
OS Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo), EMUI 8 Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), Magic Live UI
Selfie camera
Single 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2", 1.4µm 8 MP, f/2.0
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Loudspeaker Yes Yes