Honor Magic 8 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S26+

Verdict

Honor Magic 8 Pro scores higher on the OH Rank (86 vs 81), winning 2 of 10 categories including Battery and Main Camera. Samsung Galaxy S26+ is 0.8mm wider than Honor Magic 8 Pro. Samsung Galaxy S26+ is the more recent release, from Mar 4, 2026.

Score Breakdown

Category

Honor Magic 8 Pro

75mm (2.95in) · Oct 23, 2025 · Rank #1

Samsung Galaxy S26+

75.8mm (2.98in) · Mar 4, 2026 · Rank #6
Performance /15
13
13
Battery /15
14
10
Screen /15
13
15
IP Protection /15
12
12
Main Camera /15
15
12
Selfie /5
5
5
Video /5
4
4
SD Memory /5
0
0
Software /5
5
5
Desktop Replacement /5
5
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
Samsung Galaxy S26+
75.8mm (2.98in) · Mar 4, 2026 · Rank #6
13+10+15+12+12+5+4+0+5+5 = 81
* TOP Screen* TOP Selfie* TOP Software* TOP Desktop Replacement

EDITORIAL: Like with all S models this year, Samsung saw no reason to innovate – the S26+ gets an upgraded processor and 25W (instead of 15W) wireless charging. Everything else stays the same. Still it is a top flagship phone with great performance, top screen, very good imaging and DeX, 7 years of stabile and feature rich OS, plus tons of AI tricks

PROs
just 7mm thick, excellent build, fast SD 8 Elite Gen 5 (EU gets Exynos 2600) with UFS 4.0 performance, >1400nits bright >500ppi LTPO AMOLED screen with HDR10+ support, IP69 protection, reliable 50MP 24mm main + 10MP 67mm tele (both OIS PDAF) + 12MP 13mm back setup, excellent (from Feb 2023) 12MP 26mm dual pixel PDAF selfie, solid video recording, feature-packed OneOS with 7 years of updates, industry leading (with Pixel and Honor) AI integration, excellent DeX (Desktop eXperience) multi window desktop replacement environment and a fast USBC 3.2 port with DisplayPort and OTG features
CONs
same as S25+ but for much higher price, small 4900mAh Lithium battery with >60min 45W (25W wireless) charging, no expandable memory, kill-joy lack of innovation and improvement

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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