Honor Magic 8 Pro vs Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Verdict
Honor Magic 8 Pro scores higher on the OH Rank (86 vs 81), winning 3 of 10 categories including Battery and Screen. Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max is 3mm wider than Honor Magic 8 Pro. Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max is the more recent release, from Sep 18, 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
86
81
Honor Magic 8 Pro
75mm (2.95in) · Oct 23, 2025 · Rank #1
13+14+13+12+15+5+4+0+5+5 = 86
SUPERIORBEST Phone Fall Winter 2025* TOP Camera* TOP Selfie* TOP Software* TOP Desktop Replacement* TOP Battery Endurance
EDITORIAL: Smaller in every way then Magic 7 Pro, this phone brings the best SnapDragon chip, a significantly bigger battery, 120W charging, brighter LTPO screen and a variable apperature main camera that Magic 7 Pro dropped. This is a phone with top performance, amazing battery endurance, excellent screen and possibly the best camera in business. Honor even included a great desktop replacement feature making Magic 8 Pro incredibly hard to beat.
PROs
75mm narrow and easier to use one-hand, flagship built, top SD 8 Elite Gen 5 with UFS 4.0 performance, >40hr endurance from a 7100mAh (7200 in China, 6270mAh in EU) Si/C battery with 40min 100W charging (80W wireless), excellent >1800nits 450ppi LTPO AMOLED screen with very high frequency dimming and Dolby Vision certification, IP69 protection. top imaging from a 50MP 23mm OIS main + 200MP 85mm OIS 3.7x periscope telephoto + 50MP 12mm ultrawide (all with PDAF), excellent 50MP PDAF selfie, up to 7 years of OS updates, advanced AI integration and a powerful desktop replacement functionality, fast USB-C 3.2 with Display Port
CONs
excellent videos come with some inconsistentcies across lenses, no SDmemory slot
Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
78mm (3.07in) · Sep 18, 2026 · Rank #4
15+13+11+12+15+5+5+0+5+0 = 81
SUPERIOR* BEST Video* TOP Performance* TOP Battery Endurance* TOP PHOTO/VIDEO* TOP Selfie* TOP Camera* TOP Software
EDITORIAL: (this is a pre-test listing based on reasonable expectation of battery, charging and imaging performance) In search of greater profits (because there is no such thing as "enough") Apple is back to microscopic improvments. This time: black color is back, new processor and a variable aperture on one of the lenses... that, and a $100 higher price is all you get.
PROs
tank-like build, fast A20 Pro (2nm) chip with NVMe performance, ~42hr endurance, very good 460ppi 120Hz LTPO OLED screen with Dolby Vision, IP68 protection, excellent 48MP 24mm f/1.5-4.0 OIS main + 48MP 100mm OIS periscope telephoto + 48MP 13mm ultrawide (all 3 with PDAF) setup, great 18MP 20mm PDAF selfie, best video recording, improved AI (by Google) OS with 6 years of updates, fast USB-C 3.2 port with Display Port tech, global availability
CONs
250g heavy, big and difficult to use one-hand, small (for a huge phone) 5400mAh (5500mAh on eSIM-only model) old-tech lithium battery with >70min slow 35W (25W wireless) charging, ~1000nits (dim) screen brightness, no expandable memory, no desktop replacement feature despite Display Port tech, very expensive, overall lack of innovation and excellence Apple products used to be known for
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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