Older flagship · 2022

Honor Magic Vs Ultimate

Our Take

CPU capability matches high-end phones like Google Pixel 10a

Best for

Strength 66W fast charging, All-day battery (5000mAh)

Extras Foldable display, Optical zoom

Watch out No more updates

7.9″ AMOLED · 90Hz

8+ Gen 1 16 / 512 GB

5000 mAh 66W charging

54 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

7.9″ · OLED · 1984 × 2272 · 90 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

7.9"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1984 × 2272 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

800 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.2 GHz · Adreno 730

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

High-end

CPU

8-core, 3.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 730

Process

4 nm

Software & updates

Android 12, MagicOS 7 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 12, MagicOS 7

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

54 MP f/1.9 main · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

54 MP f/1.9

Telephoto

8 MP f/2.4

Ultrawide

50 MP f/2.0

Front camera

16 MP f/2.5

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 66 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

66 W

Fast

Removable

Memory

16 GB RAM · 512 GB

Roomy

RAM

16 GB

Storage

512 GB

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

USB

USB-C 3.1

USB OTG

Yes

Video out

DisplayPort 1.2

Screen out

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

265 g · 6.1 mm

Height

160.3 mm

Width

141.5 mm

Thickness

6.1 mm

Weight

265 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 14

Wins on most 3 wins 1 loss

Smoother display

90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1984 × 2272 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · 7.9″ vs 6.1″ screen

52% larger battery capacity

66 W vs 18 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

512 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 265 g vs 172 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

35% larger battery capacity

66 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

512 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Less smooth display

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 1984 × 2272 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 265 g vs 167 g

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Where to buy

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