Apple iPhone 17 Pro vs Honor Magic 8 Pro
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Honor Magic 8 Pro (94/100)
Honor Magic 8 Pro leads overall with a score of 94/100 compared to Apple iPhone 17 Pro (91/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple iPhone 17 Pro | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Gaming | 93.0 Excellent | 97.0 Excellent WINNER |
| NanoReview Score | 91.0 Excellent | 94.0 Excellent WINNER |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent | 99.0 Excellent |
Detailed Technical Specifications
Battery
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17 Pro | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1600 cycles |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Bypass charging | No | Yes |
| Capacity | 4252 mAh | 7200 mAh |
| Fast charging | Yes (70% in 30 min) | Yes (81% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:18 hr | 0:40 hr |
| Gaming | 06:49 hr | 08:32 hr |
| Max charge power | 40 W | 120 W |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Standby | 117 hr | 116 hr |
| Watching video | 19:54 hr | 24:12 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:51 hr | 14:24 hr |
| Wireless charging | Yes (25 W) | Yes (80 W) |
Benchmarks
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17 Pro | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 753740 | 1207069 |
| Compute Score (GPU) | 44342 | 27643 |
| GPU | 926158 | 1513881 |
| Memory | 217137 | 461553 |
| Multi-core score | 10688 | 10610 |
| Single-core score | 3992 | 3568 |
| Total score | 2538751 | 3966144 |
| UX | 641716 | 783641 |
| Data manipulation | — | 17118 |
| Graphics score | — | 2979 |
| Graphics test | — | 22 FPS |
| Photo editing | — | 40028 |
| Section 1 | — | 56 FPS |
| Section 2 | — | 46 FPS |
| Section 3 | — | 40 FPS |
| Video editing | — | 8214 |
| Web score | — | 22533 |
| Writing score | — | 30415 |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17 Pro | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 3G network | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | — |
| 4G network | LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71 | — |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | Yes |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Type of SIM card | eSIM | Nano |
| USB features | - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG | - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band- Wi-Fi MiMO- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band- Wi-Fi MiMO- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | — | 2 |
Design and build
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17 Pro | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Colors | Silver, Blue, Orange | White, Black, Gold, Green |
| Drop resistance | Very good (B) · 180 drops | Very good (B) · 180 drops |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-display |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Height | 150 mm (5.91 inches) | 161.15 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Repairability | Good (3.04/5) | Good (3.41/5) |
| Thickness | 8.75 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.32 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Weight | 206 g (7.27 oz) | 219 g (7.72 oz) |
| Width | 71.9 mm (2.83 inches) | 75 mm (2.95 inches) |
Display
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17 Pro | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Display features | - DCI-P3- Always-On Display | - DCI-P3- Always-On Display- DC Dimming |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Max rated brightness | 3000 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | 6000 nits |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 458 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Resolution | 1206 x 2622 pixels | 1256 x 2808 pixels |
| Screen protection | Ceramic Shield 2 | Giant Rhino Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.4% | 89.9% |
| Size | 6.3 inches | 6.71 inches |
| Type | OLED | OLED |
DxOMark main camera tests
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17 Pro | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Bokeh | 170 | 165 |
| Samples | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 17 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Honor Magic 8 Pro from DxOMark |
Main camera
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17 Pro | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 122° |
| Aperture | f/1.78 | f/1.6 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Laser autofocus |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode- Pro mode- RAW support | - Bokeh mode- Pro mode- RAW support |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Image resolution | 8064 x 6048 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP2) Telephoto: 48 MP3) Ultrawide: 48 MP4) Depth | 1) Standard: 50 MP2) Telephoto: 200 MP3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Sensor | Sony IMX903 | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Zoom | Optical, 4x | Optical, 3.7x |
Memory
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17 Pro | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Memory card | No | No |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory clock | — | 5300 MHz |
Other
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17 Pro | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | September 2025 | October 2025 |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 120 W |
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1099 | $999 |
| Release date | September 2025 | October 2025 |
| Sensors | - Barometer- Proximity sensor- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass- Face recognition sensor | - Proximity sensor- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass- Face recognition sensor- Fingerprint |
Performance
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17 Pro | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Sawtooth- 2 cores at 4.26 GHz: Everest | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance- 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| CPU cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Chipset | Apple A19 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| FLOPS | ~2488.3 GFLOPS | ~3686.4 GFLOPS |
| GPU clock | 1620 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 1536 |
| Graphics | 6 core Apple GPU | Adreno 840 |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Max clock | 4260 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon |
| L3 cache | — | 12 MB |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17 Pro | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-01-10(chief) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-02-16(gamegambiertv) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-02-16(vyetech) | GeekBench CPU | — |
| 📘 2026-02-23(FiLsImRoZeR) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-04-10(Resul) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-05-11(Atti rajan) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-06-03(Vin) | GeekBench CPU | — |
| 📘 2026-01-05(Aiden) | — | GeekBench CPU |
| 📘 2026-04-15(Nam Le) | — | GeekBench CPU |
| 📘 2026-06-25->Lyncos | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-07(carrrpernaxa) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-18(WatchingTV) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-19(WatchingTV) | — | AnTuTu |
Selfie camera
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17 Pro | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | Yes | Yes |
| Megapixels | 18 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
Software
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17 Pro | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Operating system | iOS 26 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) | Android 16 |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| ROM | — | MagicOS 10 |
Sound
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17 Pro | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
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