Honor Magic8 Pro vs Sony Xperia 1 VI
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Honor | Sony |
| Announced | |
| October 2025 | May 2024 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - October 2025 | Coming Soon - June 2024 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White, Gold, Mint | Black, Platinum silver, Khaki green, Scar red |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
161.2 x 75 x 8.3 mm (6.35 x 2.95 x 0.33 in) |
162 x 74 x 8.2 mm (6.38 x 2.91 x 0.32 in) |
| Weight | |
| 219 g (7.73 oz) | 192 g (6.77 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| - | Nano-SIM and eSIM, Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Europe 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Asia |
| 5G Network | |
| SA/NSA | 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Europe 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Asia |
| Messaging | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic) IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) |
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted) IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) |
Display
| Type | |
| FHD+ LTPO OLED Screen 120Hz, 4320Hz PWM, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid 1800 Nits (HBM), 6000 Nits (peak) Giant Rhino Glass |
FHD+ LTPO OLED Screen 120Hz Refresh Rate HDR BT.2020, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Colors | |
| 1B colors | 1B colors |
| Size | |
| 6.71 inches [Similar] | 6.5 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1256 x 2808 pixels (458 ppi) | 1080 x 2340 pixels (396 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 89.72% | 86.73% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades | Android 14 |
| User Interface | |
| MagicOS 10 | - |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M), Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) [Similar] | Octa-core (1x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.2 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A520), Qualcomm SM8650-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 (4 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 840 [Similar] | Adreno 750 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 16 GB [Browse Similar] | 12 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 1 TB | 512 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 50 MP + 200 MP + 50 MP [Similar] | 48 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| 50 MP, f/1.6, 24mm (wide), 1/1.3", 1.2µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 200 MP, f/2.6, (periscope telephoto), 1/1.4", 0.56µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS, 3.7x optical zoom 50 MP, f/2.0, 12mm, 122˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, dual pixel PDAF Laser AF, Color Spectrum Sensor, HDR, Panorama |
48 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.35", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.3, 85mm (telephoto), f/3.5, 170mm (telephoto), 1/3.5", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3.5x-7.1x continuous optical zoom, OIS, 4cm macro @ 120mm, no AF 12 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.5", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF Zeiss Optics, Zeiss T* Lens Coating, Panorama, HDR, Eye Tracking |
| Video | |
| 4K@24/30/60/120fps, 1080p@24/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, HDR, 10-bit video | 4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS |
| Front Camera | |
|
50 MP, f/2.0, 21mm (wide), 1/2.93", 0.6µm, PDAF TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor) 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar] |
12 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.9", 1.22µm HDR 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE, 5G | HSPA, LTE, 5G |
| Bluetooth | |
| 6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LHDC 5, Auracast, ASHA | 5.4, A2DP, LE Audio, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA (WI-FI 7 will be enabled with a SW update) |
| USB | |
| USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG | USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, video output |
| GPS | |
| GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L1+L5), GLONASS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS |
| Browser | |
| Yes | Yes |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 4.0 | 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM UFS 3.1 |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| · Si/C Li-Ion 7200 MAh (Global) · Si/C Li-Ion (Europe Only) 120W wired, 100W PPS, 40W UFCS 80W wireless Reverse wireless 5W reverse wired |
Non-removable Li-Po Battery Fast battery Charging 30W wired, PD3.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min Wireless Reverse wireless |
| Capacity | |
| 6270 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |