Samsung Galaxy A17 5G vs Honor Magic8 Lite Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 08, 2025	Dec 08, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
€239	8GB/256GB - €455

Design

Dimensions
6.47 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.5 mm	6.37 x 3.00 x 0.31 inches 161.9 x 76.1 x 7.8 mm
Weight
6.77 oz / 192.0 g	6.67 oz / 189.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP54	Water, Dust; IP69
Biometrics
	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue	Midnight Black, Forest Green, Reddish Brown

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 85.99% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 90.88% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 6000 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 385 PPI	2640x1200px, 427 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor
Front cover display
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus)

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Bright Max (20% APL)
1081 (Average)	1777 (Good)
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	1.5 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1330 S5E8535 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A78 4x 2.4GHZ Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x2.3GHz Cortex-A720s 3x2.​2GHz Cortex-A720s 4x1.​8GHz Cortex-A520s
GPU
Mali-G68 MP2	Adreno 810
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (15), up to 6 OS updates	Android (15)

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GeekBench 6 Single
723	1102
GeekBench 6 Multi
1910	3134
3D Mark High
346	986
3D Mark Low
338	982

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	7500 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 66.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 6min

Browsing

17h 36min

Video

13h 26min

Gaming

8h 37min

Battery Life Estimate

11h 25min

Browsing

23h 41min

Video

19h 23min

Gaming

12h 49min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	108 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.67" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5"	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 17 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
13 MP	16 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

124

Overall

136

Photo

112

Video

117

Overall

123

Photo

110

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.2
WLAN
Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, 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, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready	5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 6, 8, 9
Data Speed
LTE-A
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
	Dual Nano SIM

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