Honor Magic 6 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S26
Verdict
Honor Magic 6 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S26 tie on the OH Rank at a score of 76. Honor Magic 6 Pro wins on Battery and Main Camera; Samsung Galaxy S26 wins on Performance and Video. Honor Magic 6 Pro is 4.1mm wider than Samsung Galaxy S26. Samsung Galaxy S26 is the more recent release, from Mar 4, 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
76
76
Honor Magic 6 Pro
75.8mm (2.98in) · Jan 18, 2024 · Rank #32
9+14+13+12+14+5+3+0+3+3 = 76
* TOP Battery Endurance* TOP Selfie
EDITORIAL: Many years of hard work at Huawei photo prowness are on display here with beautiful photos and selfies. Magic 6 Pro was the first Honor phone to offer outstanding battery life, great screen and even the computer replacement function. In 2024, it placed top or close to the top of smartphone photo lists
PROs
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor with very good overall performance, a ~42hr endurance 5600mAh Silicone Carbon battery with sub-60min 80W wired (66W wireless) charging, >1580nits LTPO OLED with Dolby Vision, IP68 protection, 50MP main + 180MP periscope tele (both with PDAF and OIS) + AF 50MP ultrawide, 50MP AF selfie, and a Desktop replacement software too
CONs
heavy at >220gr, inconsistent video quality across lenses. no expandable storage, only 3 years of OS updates
Samsung Galaxy S26
71.7mm (2.82in) · Mar 4, 2026 · Rank #29
13+7+13+12+12+5+4+0+5+5 = 76
* TOP Selfie* TOP Software* TOP Desktop Replacement* TOP Compact
EDITORIAL: Like S26 Ultra and the S26+, the vanilla S26 will be remembered for the sad lack of improvement. S26 gained the latest processor and a silly 300mAh more of battery capacity. And that’s it. Oh, it grew 1.2mm in width – when rivals are all shrinking. Still, in a small world of compacts (pun intended) many will love this phone’s performance, bright screen, proficient imaging, Samsung’s polished ecosystem and having the DeX on board.
PROs
one-hand friendly and well build, fast SD 8 Elite Gen 5 (Exynos 2600 in EU) with UFS 4.0 performance, 24hr endurance from a 4300mAh (old Lithium tech) battery with sub-70min 25W (15 wireless) charging, IP69 protection, very good (same as last year) front and back camera setup with a 50MP 24mm main + 10MP 67mm telephoto (both OIS PDAF) + 12MP 13mm sans-AF ultrawide, excellent 12MP 26mm dual pixel PDAF selfie, above average video recording skills, polished and AI feature-packed OneOS with up to 7 years of updates, excellent DeX and fast USBC 3.2 port with DisplayPort and OTG
CONs
same as last year save for updated processor and extra 300mAh of battery, wider then S25, no expandable memory, walled-off Samsung garden you may wish you didn’t enter
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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