Honor Magic 9 vs Oppo Find X8 Ultra
Verdict
Honor Magic 9 and Oppo Find X8 Ultra tie on the OH Rank at a score of 76. Honor Magic 9 wins on Performance and Battery; Oppo Find X8 Ultra wins on Main Camera and Selfie. Oppo Find X8 Ultra is 4.5mm wider than Honor Magic 9. Honor Magic 9 is the more recent release, from Oct 8, 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
76
76
Honor Magic 9
72.3mm (2.85in) · Oct 8, 2026 · Rank #35
13+13+13+12+12+4+4+0+5+0 = 76
* TOP Battery Endurance* TOP Software
EDITORIAL: (this is a pre-test listing based on reasonable expectation of charging and imaging) Matching the pattern of optimization and direction changes, Honor downgraded their smaller flagship. The processor is "last year's", gone are LTPO tech and the fast USB-C with Display Port but the phone got a massive battery while shrinking width by 1.7mm making it (almost) compact. This year, it will come to international markets too.
PROs
bold yellow (among other colors), flagship built, fast (last year's top) SD 8 Elite Gen 5 (3nm) with UFS 4.0 performance, >42hr endurance from a massive 8000mAh Si-C battery, ~1800nits 460ppi 120Hz OLED screen with Dolby Vision, IP69 protection, very good 200MP OIS main + 200MP OIS periscope telephoto + 50MP ultrawide (all PDAF) setup, new 55MP 21mm selfie, good video recording, AI and other features loaded MagicOS with a "7 years of OS updates" promise, dedicated AI hardware button, available internationally
CONs
>60min 80W (50W wireless) charging - Magic 8 had 90W, no LTPO tech means shorter battery endurance, no AF on selfie, no expandable memory, removed desktop replacement functionality Magic 8 had, slow USB-C 2.0 with no Display Port tech (tho it offers OTG)
Oppo Find X8 Ultra
76.8mm (3.02in) · Apr 16, 2025 · Rank #40
11+11+13+12+14+5+5+0+5+0 = 76
FLY* TOP Software
EDITORIAL: Oppo's 2025 top phone is limited to Chinese market but it is a worth purchase wherever you live. It has all the best phone hardware features and the only letdown are minor software inconsistencies. Performance is top of the charts but the phone will throttle under prolonged, heavy load. Following Apple, there are now 2 new hardware buttons: a Shortcut button and a iPhone-like camera control button with capacitive touch support.
PROs
great build with a Shortcut and a Quick button, top performance scores of the SD 8 Elite combined with UFS 4.1 storage, a 36hr endurance from 6100mAh Silicone anode battery with sub-40min 100W charging (50W wireless), a flat >500ppi sharp HDR10+ screen with high-frequency PWM dimming, IP69 ingress protection, a 50MP 23mm main + 2 50MP (70mm and 135mm) tele lenses (all 3 OIS PDAF) + 50MP 13mm PDAF ultrawide, excellent 32MP PDAF selfie, great video recording, 5 years of updates for stabile and feature rich OS
CONs
being one of the biggest/ heaviest (226gr) phones on the market, relatively low (1100nits) maximum brightness may frustrate you in bright outdoors light, lack of expandable storage & desktop replacement feature, stereo speakers could have been louder
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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