SpecEagle
SpecEagle review · Honor

Honor Magic8 review: A compact Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship with a triple 50 MP camera.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2025·$800
Overall
85/100
Class rank
#138 of 229
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Yes
The verdict, up front

The compact 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship.

Magic8 delivers a full triple-50 MP camera, next-gen Snapdragon and IP68/IP69 in a 193 g, 6.58" body. With 80 W wireless and a 5,000-nit panel it is a no-compromise compact flagship. Software and availability are the only caveats.

01Display

88/100

88/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.

TypeLTPO OLED, 120 Hz, 5,000 nits peak
Size6.58 inches
Resolution2,808 × 1,256 px

02Camera

86/100

86/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.

Main50 MP, f/1.6, OIS
Ultrawide50 MP, f/2.0
Telephoto50 MP, f/2.5 (3× periscope), OIS
Selfie50 MP

03Performance

94/100

94/100 puts it above the 90-point average for flagship phones of 2025.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm)
RAM12 / 16 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB / 1 TB

04Battery

86/100

86/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.

Capacity6,000 mAh (silicon-carbon)
Wired90 W
Wireless80 W

05Build

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.

06Value

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.

What works
  • 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.
What doesn't
  • No jack.
  • MagicOS gesture quirks.
  • Curved-free design splits opinion.
  • China-first availability.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 18 Pro Max
$1199 · score 94/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 229-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .