Honor Magic 8 vs Honor Magic 7 RSR Porsche Design
Verdict
Honor Magic 8 scores higher on the OH Rank (79 vs 78), winning 2 of 10 categories including Performance and Battery. Honor Magic 7 RSR Porsche Design is 3.1mm wider than Honor Magic 8. Honor Magic 8 is the more recent release, from Oct 23, 2025.
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
79
78
Honor Magic 8
74mm (2.91in) · Oct 23, 2025 · Rank #10
13+14+13+12+12+3+4+0+5+3 = 79
SUPERIOR* TOP Battery Endurance* TOP Software* TOP Desktop Replacement
EDITORIAL: 5mm shorter and 2mm narrower, Magic 8 comes with a much bigger battery and improved main and telephoto cameras. It steals Vivo's formula of battery+screen+camera to deliver a great package. The selfie is still AF-less and the USB-C stayed a disappointingly slow 2.0 but gained the Display Port 1.2 skill to allow for desktop replacement functionality. This is a great flagship, if you can get it.
PROs
74mm narrow body, flagship grade build with a small and symmetrical camera bump, top SD 8 Elite Gen 5 with UFS 4.0 performance, 48hr endurance from a 7000mAh Si-C battery with sub-60min 90W (80W wireless) charging. >1700nits bright 460ppi LTPO AMOLED screen with Dolby Vision certification and >4300Hz PWM, IP69 protection. great pics from a 50MP 24mm OIS PDAF main + 64MP ~70mm OIS PDAF telephoto + 50MP 12mm dual-pixel PDAF ultrawide, very good video recording, up to 7 years of OS updates, tons of AI tricks and good desktop replacement functionality
CONs
limited market availability, no AF on 50MP 21mm selfie, videos can differ across lenses, no SDmemory slot, slow USB-C 2.0 port (but with Display Port functionality)
Honor Magic 7 RSR Porsche Design
77.1mm (3.04in) · Dec 15, 2024 · Rank #19
11+11+13+12+14+5+4+0+5+3 = 78
FLY* TOP Selfie* TOP Software
EDITORIAL: As last year, Honor brought us a customized (luxury) version of it's top phone. The Magic 7 RSR Porsche Design is an amazing phone in every regard, beaten only by phons with best cameras. Recommended, if you can find it in your market.
PROs
Porsche Design, SD 8 Elite processor with UPS 4.0 memory, >30hrs endurance from a 5850mAh Silicone Carbon battery with sub-50min 100W (80W wireless) charging, >1500nits bright 450ppi 4320Hz PWM LTPO OLED screen with Dolby Vision, IP69 protection, excellent 50MP 23mm OIS main + 200MP 72mm OIS periscope tele + 50MP 13mm ultrawide (all with PDAF), a great 50MP 23mm OIS PDAF selfie, 7 years of very stable and feature rich OS and a Desktop replacement feature too
CONs
(228g) big and (77.1mm) wide body, inconsistent videos across lenses, lack of expandable storage
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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