Xiaomi 17 vs Honor Magic8 Pro Air Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 25, 2025	Jan 19, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
12/256GB - €999	12GB/256GB - €720

Design

Dimensions
5.95 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches 151.1 x 71.8 x 8.1 mm	5.93 x 2.83 x 0.24 inches 150.5 x 71.9 x 6.1 mm
Weight
6.74 oz / 191.0 g	5.47 oz / 155.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass 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
Black, Blue, Pink, White	Black, White, Purple, Orange

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 89.41% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 90.15% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, 3500 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 6000 nits
Resolution
2656x1220px, 19.5:5 ratio, 464 PPI	2640x1216px, 461 PPI
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	120Hz refresh rate

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC (3 nm)	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/256GB (UFS 4.1) 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB	12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB 16GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (16)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

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

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Battery

Type
6330 mAh, Si - Carbon	5500 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 100.0W Wireless: 50.0W	Wired: 80.0W Wireless: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

9h 48min

Browsing

24h 48min

Video

15h 41min

Gaming

6h 40min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.31"	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 (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 17 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Focal Length: 16 mm
Third camera
50 MP Optical zoom: 2.6x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 60 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 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 (960 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
50 MP	50 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	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
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, 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, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n80, n84, SA, NSA	5G Ready
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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