Honor Magic8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
| Key differences | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price in Egypt | 78,999 EGP | 76,490 EGP |
| Price in Saudi Arabia | 4,199 SAR | 3,690 SAR |
| Price in UAE | ≈ 5,430 AED | 3,287 AED |
| Screen | 6.71 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Refresh rate | 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate | 120 Hz |
| Main camera | 200 MP Ultra Night telephoto camera | 200 MP (F1.4) |
| Selfie | 50 MP front camera | 12 MP (F2.2) |
| Battery | 7100 mAh (silicon-carbon battery) | 5000 mAh |
| Charging | 100W wired fast charging | Super Fast Charging 3.0 at 60 W |
| RAM | — | 12 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB – 1 TB | 256 GB – 1 TB |
| Weight | — | 214 g |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 water and dust resistant |
| Launch | ||
| Announced | — | February 2026 |
| OS | — | Android |
| Updates | — | Security updates valid until February 28, 2033 |
| Design | ||
| Dimensions | — | 163.6 × 78.1 × 7.9 mm |
| Weight | — | 214 g |
| Build | — | Armor Aluminum frame, Corning Gorilla Armor 2 glass front and Gorilla Glass Victus 2 back |
| IP rating | IP68, IP69, IP69K | IP68 water and dust resistant |
| Colors | Sunrise Gold, Sky Cyan, Black | Cobalt Violet, Sky Blue, Black, White, Silver Shadow, Pink Gold |
| Display | ||
| Type | HONOR AI Eye Comfort display | Dynamic AMOLED 2X |
| Size | 6.71 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | — | 3120 × 1440 pixels (Quad HD+) |
| Refresh rate | 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 6.71 inches, max HDR brightness 6,000 nits, peak brightness 4,000 nits, minimum brightness 1 nit | 2600 nits (peak) |
| Protection | HONOR NanoCrystal Shield with SGS 5-star drop resistance certification | Corning Gorilla Armor 2 |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy |
| CPU | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, performance core up to 4.6GHz | Octa-core (4.74 GHz + 3.6 GHz) |
| GPU | Adreno 840 | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy |
| RAM | — | 12 GB |
| Storage | — | 512 GB |
| Card slot | — | No |
| Main camera | ||
| Cameras | 200 MP Ultra Night telephoto camera + 50 MP Ultra Night main camera + 50 MP ultrawide camera | 200 MP (F1.4) + 50 MP (F2.9) + 50 MP (F1.9) + 10 MP (F2.4) |
| Camera features | 200MP Ultra Night telephoto camera with CIPA 6.5 stabilization, 1/1.4-inch sensor, 3.7x optical zoom, 200x digital zoom, f/2.6; 50MP Ultra Night main camera with CIPA 6.5, 1/1.3-inch sensor, f/1.6, OIS; 50MP ultrawide camera, f/2.0, 122° angle; Magic Color; Ultra Night engine; stabilization engine; portrait engine; theater mode; Magic Pose; motion photos (Slow Motion, Motion Trail, Motion Clone) | Quad rear camera: 200.0 MP + 50.0 MP + 50.0 MP + 10.0 MP, apertures F1.4, F2.9, F1.9 and F2.4, autofocus, OIS, 3x and 5x optical zoom, 2x and 10x optical quality zoom, digital zoom up to 100x, flash, UHD 8K (7680 x 4320)@30fps video recording, 240fps @FHD and 120fps @FHD and 120fps @UHD slow motion |
| Video | — | UHD 8K@30fps, 4K@120fps, FHD@240fps |
| Selfie camera | ||
| Selfie | 50 MP front camera | 12 MP (F2.2) |
| Selfie video | 50MP front camera, f/2.0, 90° ultrawide angle, 3D depth sensing camera | 12.0 MP front camera with F2.2 aperture and autofocus |
| Sound | ||
| Loudspeaker | Dual 1216 speakers, Dual Open Chamber technology, 8cc sound chamber, 0.88mm amplitude, HONOR SOUND spatial audio algorithms | Stereo support |
| Battery | ||
| Capacity | 7100 mAh (silicon-carbon battery) | 5000 mAh |
| Charging | 100W wired fast charging, 80W wireless fast charging | Super Fast Charging 3.0 at 60 W |
| Wireless charging | 80W HONOR Wireless SuperCharge | Yes (compatible with wireless chargers via a magnetic ring in the Magnet Case) |
| Connectivity | ||
| Network | — | 5G, 4G LTE, 3G, 2G |
| SIM | — | Nano-SIM + eSIM, dual SIM support |
| eSIM | — | Yes (Embedded-SIM, with Dual eSIM support) |
| Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be 2.4GHz+5GHz+6GHz, EHT320, MIMO, 4096-QAM |
| Bluetooth | — | Bluetooth v6.0 |
| Positioning | — | GPS, Glonass, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC | — | Yes |
| USB | — | USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 |
| Extra features | ||
| Fingerprint | 3D ultrasonic fingerprint | Yes (fingerprint sensor among the sensors) |
| Sensors | 3D face recognition 3D ToF unlock and 3D ultrasonic fingerprint | Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Hall Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor |
≈ = estimated from the launch price
