Xiaomi 15 vs Honor Magic8 Pro Air Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Jan 19, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - €999 12GB/512GB - €1100	12GB/256GB - €720

Design

Dimensions
6.00 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches 152.3 x 71.2 x 8.08 mm	5.93 x 2.83 x 0.24 inches 150.5 x 71.9 x 6.1 mm
Weight
6.67 oz / 189.0 g	5.47 oz / 155.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68	Water, Dust; IP69
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, White, Purple, Orange

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 90.03% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 90.15% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3200 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 6000 nits
Resolution
2670x1200px, 20:9 ratio, 460 PPI	2640x1216px, 461 PPI
Features
HDR support, Dolby Vision	120Hz refresh rate

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
3175 (Excellent)	Untested
Bright Min
1.9 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.32GHz Prime cores 6x3.53GHz Performance core	Octa-core 1x4.21GHz C1-Ultra 3x3.5GHz C1-Premium 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro
GPU
Adreno 830	Arm G1-Ultra
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB	12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB 16GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3053	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
9261	Untested
3D Mark High
6220	Untested
3D Mark Low
4475	Untested

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Battery

Type
5240 mAh	5500 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 90.0W Wireless: 50.0W	Wired: 80.0W Wireless: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 18min

Browsing

17h 6min

Video

9h 49min

Gaming

11h 38min

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, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 23 mm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 1.2 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS) Optical zoom: Yes Aperture size: F2.2	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Focal Length: 16 mm
Third camera
50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS) Optical zoom: Yes Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 60 mm	64 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.2x Aperture size: F2.6 Focal Length: 74 mm Sensor size: 1/1.2"
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	50 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

146

Overall

153

Photo

138

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	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	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, Infrared	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, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA	5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

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