Honor Magic8 vs Galaxy S25 Ultra
Side-by-side specs, benchmarks and the SpecEagle AI verdict.
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AI Verdict
The Galaxy S25 Ultra takes the overall edge with a 89/100 to 85/100 SpecEagle score, leading on Display, Camera, Battery, Build. The Honor Magic8 counters on Value.
SpecEagle subscores
88
Display
96
86
Camera
93
94
Performance
94
86
Battery
88
84
Build
93
82
Value
78
Category wins: Honor Magic8 1 · 4 Galaxy S25 Ultra
Benchmarks
Test
A · Honor
B · Samsung
AnTuTu v10
3,300,000▲
2,580,000
Geekbench 6 Single
3,500▲
3,050
Geekbench 6 Multi
11,000▲
9,900
3DMark Solar Bay
70.0
78.0▲
Full specifications
A · Honor
B · Samsung
Type
LTPO OLED, 120 Hz, 5,000 nits peak
LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120 Hz, HDR10+
Size
6.58 inches
6.9 inches
Resolution
2,808 × 1,256 px
3,120 × 1,440 px (498 ppi)
Peak brightness
—
2,600 nits
Protection
—
Corning Gorilla Armor 2
Always-on
—
Yes
A · Honor
B · Samsung
Main
50 MP, f/1.6, OIS
200 MP, f/1.7, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
Ultrawide
50 MP, f/2.0
50 MP, f/1.9, 120° FoV
Telephoto
50 MP, f/2.5 (3× periscope), OIS
—
Selfie
50 MP
12 MP, f/2.2
Telephoto 1
—
10 MP, f/2.4, 3× optical
Telephoto 2
—
50 MP, f/3.4, 5× optical
Video
—
8K @ 30 fps · 4K @ 120 fps
A · Honor
B · Samsung
Chipset
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy (3 nm)
RAM
12 / 16 GB
12 GB LPDDR5X
Storage
256 / 512 GB / 1 TB
256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB UFS 4.0
CPU
—
8 cores (2 × 4.47 GHz + 6 × 3.53 GHz)
GPU
—
Adreno 830
A · Honor
B · Samsung
Capacity
6,000 mAh (silicon-carbon)
5,000 mAh
Wired
90 W
45 W
Wireless
80 W
15 W Qi2
Reverse
—
4.5 W wireless
Choose Honor Magic8 if…
- Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 in a compact 193 g body.
- Triple 50 MP including periscope.
- IP68 + IP69 + 80 W wireless.
- 5,000-nit display.
Choose Galaxy S25 Ultra if…
- The most versatile camera system on any phone — four useful focal lengths.
- Seven years of OS updates matches Apple for longevity.
- Gorilla Armor 2 glass is the most scratch- and glare-resistant around.
- Built-in S Pen still has no real equivalent elsewhere.