Google Pixel 8a vs Honor Magic8 Pro Air Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 07, 2024	Jan 19, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $499 | €549	12GB/256GB - €720

Design

Dimensions
5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm	5.93 x 2.83 x 0.24 inches 150.5 x 71.9 x 6.1 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	5.47 oz / 155.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Water, Dust; IP69
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe	Black, White, Purple, Orange

Display

Size
6.1-inch, 81.28% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 90.15% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 6000 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI	2640x1216px, 461 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
	120Hz refresh rate

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1903 (Excellent)	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)
Processor
Nona-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3 4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715 4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 1x4.21GHz C1-Ultra 3x3.5GHz C1-Premium 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro
GPU
Immortalis-G715s MC10	Arm G1-Ultra
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB 16GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15, 14)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1621	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
4277	Untested
3D Mark High
2419	Untested
3D Mark Low
1624	Untested

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Battery

Type
4492 mAh, Li - Polymer	5500 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 80.0W Wireless: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 1.2 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Focal Length: 16 mm
Third camera
	64 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.2x Aperture size: F2.6 Focal Length: 74 mm Sensor size: 1/1.2"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
13 MP	50 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

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