Honor Magic 8 Pro Air vs (Vivo) IQOO 15
Verdict
Honor Magic 8 Pro Air and (Vivo) IQOO 15 tie on the OH Rank at a score of 74. Honor Magic 8 Pro Air wins on Main Camera and Selfie; (Vivo) IQOO 15 wins on Battery and Screen. (Vivo) IQOO 15 is 4.9mm wider than Honor Magic 8 Pro Air. Honor Magic 8 Pro Air is the more recent release, from Jan 23, 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
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
(Vivo) IQOO 15
76.8mm (3.02in) · Oct 20, 2025 · Rank #45
13+14+15+12+9+3+3+0+5+0 = 74
* TOP Battery Endurance* TOP Screen* TOP Software* TOP Gaming
EDITORIAL: This year Vivo meaningfully improved the battery (from 6000mAh to 7000) and upgraded last year's 2x zoom camera to a proper 3x periscope telephoto. Vivo is adding other improvments too making it's IQOO line a true flagship killer. The screen is now as good as any phone's screen with proper Dolby and HDR10+ certification and off-the-chart brightness, added SuperComputing Q3 chip assists the top-of-the-line Qualcomm processor in intensive tasks, OS update promise is now 5 years, a LED ring around the camera island signals notification and battery status, gaming is made even better... This phone is a great option if great imaging is not on your must-have list
PROs
flagship hardware, top SD 8 Elite Gen 5 with UFS 4.1 and Q3-chip-to-assist performance, excellent 2day endurance from a 7000mAh Si-C battery with sub-60min 100W charging (40W wireless). >130nits (going up to 3000nits) bright 510ppi 144Hz LTPO OLED with high frequency dimming and Dolby Vision, IP69 protection, great 50MP 24mm OIS PDAF main + very good (up to 6x zooml 50MP 85mm PDAF periscope tele + average-at-best 50MP 15mm AF ultrawide, 5 years of OS updates, fast USB-C 3.2 port with OTG functionality and great gaming chops
CONs
color changing back panel may not be everyone's cup of tea, unimpressive 32MP non-AF selfie, average (or worse) video recording, no expandable memory, no desktop replacement functionality or even Video Out, limited market availability
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