Google Pixel 11 Pro vs Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
Verdict
Google Pixel 11 Pro and Honor Magic 8 Pro Air tie on the OH Rank at a score of 74. Google Pixel 11 Pro wins on Screen and Selfie; Honor Magic 8 Pro Air wins on Performance and Battery. Google Pixel 11 Pro is the more recent release, from Aug 20, 2026.
Score Breakdown
Performance /15
Battery /15
Screen /15
IP Protection /15
Main Camera /15
Selfie /5
Video /5
SD Memory /5
Software /5
Desktop Replacement /5
TOTAL
74
74
Google Pixel 11 Pro
71.9mm (2.83in) · Aug 20, 2026 · Rank #42
11+7+15+12+12+5+4+0+5+3 = 74
* TOP Selfie* TOP Software* TOP Screen* TOP MidrangerMidrange
EDITORIAL: The new Pixel Pro is a bit smaller, beautifully crafted phone with excellent screen, great camera setup and a very long list of AI (and other features) baked into OS with long support plan. Price is up but still gets you only a mediocre processor and a shamefully bad battery (in both endurance and charging speed) for a $1,100 lounch price.
PROs
flagship build with a new 5-color RGB light, excellent and very bright 2400nits ~500ppi 120Hz LTPO OLED screen with HDR10+, IP68 protection, very good 50MP 25mm OIS main + 48MP 106mm OIS periscope telephoto + 48MP 12mm ultrawide (all PDAF) setup, excellent 42MP 18mm PDAF selfie, good video recording, feature rich OS with a promise of 7 years of updates, basic desktop replacement functionality, fast USB-C 3.2 port, Satellite SOS Service
CONs
midrange Tensor G6 (3nm) with UFS 4.0 performance, 24hr endurance from a sub-5000mAh lithium battery with slow 80min 25W (25W wireless) charging, low PWM screen dimming rate will give headaches to some users, no expandable memory, gone is the skin temperature sensor, limited market availability, expensive at lounch
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air
71.9mm (2.83in) · Jan 23, 2026 · Rank #44
13+11+13+12+12+4+4+0+5+0 = 74
EDITORIAL: (this is a pre-test listing based on reasonable expectations of battery endurance, charging speed and imaging performance) Following Samsung, Apple and Motorola, Honor is putting out a 6mm thin phone. But this one is also a compact measuring less then 72mm in width (competition is all >74mm). The 8 Pro Air comes with a bigger battery, faster charging and a smaller screen. It has a full set of 3 back cameras instead of 2 on Samsung and Motorola and just 1 on iPhone. The battery life should last over 30 hours under moderate load – much longer then competition.
PROs
thin and compact, just 155g, excellent build, fast Dimensity 9500 performance, >30hr endurance of 5500mAh Si-C battery with sub-60min fast 80W (and 50W wireless) charging. >1600nits bright 450ppi LTPO AMOLED screen with Dolby Vision and >4000Hz PWM dimming, IP69 protection, great photos from a 50MP 23mm OIS PDAF main + 64MP 74mm OIS PDAF periscope telephoto + 50MP 16mm ultrawide (no AF), very good 50MP 21mm (no AF) selfie, very good video recording and up to 7 years of OS updates
CONs
limited market availability, no AF on ultrawide and selfie, no expandable memory, no desktop replacement functionality, slow USBC 2.0 with no Video Out, China only
Both phones here were scored by me, using the same ten categories, with no ads, sponsorships, or manufacturer relationships — this comparison is as objective and honest as it gets.
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