Honor Magic8 Pro vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 09, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
€1099	12GB/256GB - $1099 | €1299 12GB/512GB - $1299 | €1549 12GB/1TB - $1499 | €1799

Design

Dimensions
6.36 x 2.95 x 0.33 inches 161.5 x 75 x 8.4 mm	5.91 x 2.83 x 0.34 inches (~0.39 inches with camera bump) 150.0 x 71.9 x 8.75 mm (~9.9 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.73 oz / 219.0 g	7.27 oz / 206.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP69	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 89.44% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 90.09% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 6000 nits	OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
2808x1256px, 458 PPI	2622x1206px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Protection
	Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Features
120Hz refresh rate	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
3961 (Excellent)	2780 (Excellent)
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)	Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core	Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 840	Apple 6-core GPU
Memory
12GB/512GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (16)	iOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3654	3668
GeekBench 6 Multi
10621	9498
3D Mark High
7212	5914
3D Mark Low
3655	3506

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Battery

Type
6270 mAh, Li - Ion	4252 mAh, Nano SIM model - 3988 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 100.0W Wireless: 80.0W	Wired: 40.0W Wireless: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 0min

Browsing

18h 41min

Video

12h 7min

Gaming

9h 33min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 42min

Browsing

17h 6min

Video

8h 25min

Gaming

10h 8min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3"	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 12 mm	48 MP (Ultra-wide, Sensor-shift OIS) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
200 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS) Optical zoom: 3.7x Aperture size: F2.6 Focal Length: 85 mm	48 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 4.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 100 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps)	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode
Front
50 MP	18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

145

Overall

151

Photo

139

Video

156

Overall

162

Photo

150

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
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, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, mmWave
LTE Bands
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8949A
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg

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