Honor Magic8 vs Xiaomi 17 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Oct 25, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	12/256GB - €999

Design

Dimensions
	5.95 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches 151.1 x 71.8 x 8.1 mm
Weight
	6.74 oz / 191.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP69	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, Blue, Pink, White

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 90.67% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 89.41% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 5000 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, 3500 nits
Resolution
2800x1264px, 453 PPI	2656x1220px, 19.5:5 ratio, 464 PPI
Features
	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	3412 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 (3 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core	Octa-core 2x4.6GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.62GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
GPU
Yes	Adreno 840
Memory
12GB/256GB	12GB/256GB (UFS 4.1) 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	3489
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	10303
3D Mark High
Untested	6267
3D Mark Low
Untested	4617

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Battery

Type
5650 mAh, Si - Carbon	6330 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 100.0W Wireless: 80.0W	Wired: 100.0W Wireless: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

9h 48min

Browsing

24h 48min

Video

15h 41min

Gaming

6h 40min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 1.2 μm	50 MP Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.31"
Second camera
50 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 12 mm	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 17 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Third camera
64 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 68 mm	50 MP Optical zoom: 2.6x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 60 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps)
Front
50 MP	50 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.4
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n80, n84, SA, NSA
LTE Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66
TDD Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

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