Honor Magic 8 Pro vs Xiaomi 18 Pro
Verdict
Honor Magic 8 Pro and Xiaomi 18 Pro tie on the OH Rank at a score of 86. Honor Magic 8 Pro wins on Desktop Replacement; Xiaomi 18 Pro wins on Performance. Honor Magic 8 Pro is 3mm wider than Xiaomi 18 Pro. Xiaomi 18 Pro is the more recent release, from Sep 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
86
86
Honor Magic 8 Pro
75mm (2.95in) · Oct 23, 2025 · Rank #2
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
Xiaomi 18 Pro
72mm (2.83in) · Sep 23, 2026 · Rank #1
15+14+13+12+15+5+4+0+5+3 = 86
SUPERIOR* TOP Performance* TOP Battery Endurance* TOP Camera* TOP Selfie* TOP Software
EDITORIAL: (this is a pre-test listing based on reasonable expectation of battery and imaging performance) On the day Qualcomm announced it's 2nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chip it got released in the latest Xiaomi phones. The 18 Pro Max gets the "Extreme" version that should deliver somewhat better performance across the board but 18 Pro will still beat the other competition. Unlike 17 Pro, the latest model is going global!
PROs
unique 2 screen design, very fast SD 8 Elite Gen 6 with UFS 4.1 performance, >42hr endurance from a 7000mAh Si-C battery with sub-60min 100W (50W wireless) charging, ~1600nits 420ppi 120Hz LTPO AMOLED screen with Dolby Vision, IP68 protection, excellent 200MP 23mm OIS main + 200MP 75mm OIS periscope telephoto + 50MP 17mm ultrawide (all with PDAF) setup, excellent 50MP 21mm PDAF selfie, very good video recording, stabile and feature rich HyperOS 4 with 6 years of OS updates, basic desktop replacement functionality built into Android 17, fast USB-C 3.2 with OTG and Display Port, sub €800 at lounch
CONs
no memory expansion slot, limited market availability
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