Apple iPhone 17e 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 17e (79/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple iPhone 17e | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Gaming | 79.0 Good | 97.0 Excellent WINNER |
| NanoReview Score | 79.0 Good | 94.0 Excellent WINNER |
| Performance | 94.0 Excellent | 99.0 Excellent WINNER |
Detailed Technical Specifications
Battery
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17e | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1600 cycles |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Bypass charging | No | Yes |
| Capacity | 4005 mAh | 7200 mAh |
| Fast charging | Yes (59% in 30 min) | Yes (81% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:34 hr | 0:40 hr |
| Gaming | 06:37 hr | 08:32 hr |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 120 W |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Standby | 135 hr | 116 hr |
| Watching video | 16:33 hr | 24:12 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:40 hr | 14:24 hr |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (80 W) |
| Reverse charging | — | Yes, (wireless) |
Benchmarks
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17e | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 694087 | 1207069 |
| Compute Score (GPU) | 31620 | 27643 |
| GPU | 750153 | 1513881 |
| Graphics score | 1752 | 2979 |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 22 FPS |
| Memory | 238765 | 461553 |
| Multi-core score | 9245 | 10610 |
| Section 1 | 34 FPS | 56 FPS |
| Section 2 | 31 FPS | 46 FPS |
| Section 3 | 25 FPS | 40 FPS |
| Single-core score | 3595 | 3568 |
| Total score | 2272175 | 3966144 |
| UX | 589170 | 783641 |
| Data manipulation | — | 17118 |
| Photo editing | — | 40028 |
| Video editing | — | 8214 |
| Web score | — | 22533 |
| Writing score | — | 30415 |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17e | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 2G network | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | — |
| 3G network | UMTS/HSPA+ 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, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53, 66, 71 | — |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | 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 |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| USB features | - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG | - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
Design and build
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17e | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Colors | White, Black, Pink | 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 | 146.7 mm (5.78 inches) | 161.15 mm (6.34 inches) |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Repairability | Average (2.79/5) | Good (3.41/5) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.32 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Weight | 169 g (5.96 oz) | 219 g (7.72 oz) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) | 75 mm (2.95 inches) |
| Advanced cooling | — | Vapor chamber |
Display
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17e | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | — |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3- Always-On Display- DC Dimming |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Max rated brightness | 800 nits | 1800 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 6000 nits |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 458 ppi |
| PWM | 60 Hz | — |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | — |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Resolution | 1170 x 2532 pixels | 1256 x 2808 pixels |
| Response time | 4 ms | — |
| Screen protection | Ceramic Shield 2 | Giant Rhino Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1% | 89.9% |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.71 inches |
| Type | OLED | OLED |
Main camera
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17e | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.6 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode- Pro mode- RAW support |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Image resolution | 8064 x 6048 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP | 1) Standard: 50 MP2) Telephoto: 200 MP3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.7x |
| Angle of widest lens | — | 122° |
| Sensor | CMOS | Omnivision OV50H |
Memory
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17e | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Memory card | No | No |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| RAM size | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory clock | — | 5300 MHz |
Other
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17e | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | March 2026 | October 2025 |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 120 W |
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $999 |
| Release date | March 2026 | 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 17e | 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 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| FLOPS | ~2073.6 GFLOPS | ~3686.4 GFLOPS |
| GPU clock | 1620 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| GPU shading units | 640 | 1536 |
| Graphics | 4 core Apple GPU | Adreno 840 |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Max clock | 4260 MHz | 4610 MHz |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Neural Engine | Hexagon |
| L3 cache | — | 12 MB |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17e | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-05-31(Cosgun) | GeekBench CPU | — |
| 📘 2026-06-03(Cosgun) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 2026-06-10(Cocoon) | AnTuTu | — |
| 📘 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 17e | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | Yes | Yes |
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Sensor | CMOS | Omnivision OV50H |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
Software
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17e | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| OS size | 20 GB | — |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Operating system | iOS 26.3 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) | Android 16 |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| ROM | — | MagicOS 10 |
Sound
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17e | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
DxOMark main camera tests
| Specification | Apple iPhone 17e | Honor Magic 8 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Bokeh | — | 165 |
| Samples | — | Photo samples of Honor Magic 8 Pro from DxOMark |
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