Samsung Galaxy S26 vs Honor Magic8 Pro Air Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2026	Jan 19, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $899 12GB/512GB - $1300	12GB/256GB - €720

Design

Dimensions
5.89 x 2.82 x 0.28 inches (~0.39 inches with camera bump) 149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm (~10 mm with camera bump)	5.93 x 2.83 x 0.24 inches 150.5 x 71.9 x 6.1 mm
Weight
5.89 oz / 167.0 g	5.47 oz / 155.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP69
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold	Black, White, Purple, Orange

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 91.24% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 90.15% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 6000 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI	2640x1216px, 461 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Features
	120Hz refresh rate

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2425 (Excellent)	Untested
Bright Min
0.8 (Excellent)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy SM8850-1-AD (3 nm) International version - Exynos 2600	MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.6GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.62GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M	Octa-core 1x4.21GHz C1-Ultra 3x3.5GHz C1-Premium 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro
GPU
Adreno 840	Arm G1-Ultra
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB	12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB 16GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (16), up to 7 OS updates	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3186	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
10944	Untested
3D Mark High
6607	Untested
3D Mark Low
3064	Untested

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Battery

Type
4300 mAh, Li - Ion	5500 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 80.0W Wireless: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 37min

Browsing

15h 48min

Video

8h 54min

Gaming

10h 6min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung GN3 Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 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
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Focal Length: 16 mm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1 μm	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
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
12 MP (HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	50 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

149

Overall

155

Photo

143

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 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
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
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, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 28, 30, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM

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