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TechRank comparison verdict

Winner — Honor Magic 8 Pro

The overall score is 2 points higher.

Honor Magic 8 Pro is stronger in 4 categories Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is stronger in 2 categories 1 categories ended in a tie
Honor Magic 8 Pro 94 out of 100
VS
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra 92 out of 100

Stronger for Honor Magic 8 Pro

  • Camera +2
  • Battery +14
  • Connectivity +4
  • Overall score +2

Stronger for Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra

  • Display +4
  • Gaming +1
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Category score comparison

Scores for both smartphones and the winner in each category.

Display Winner: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
92
96
Honor Magic 8 Pro Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Camera Winner: Honor Magic 8 Pro
95
93
Honor Magic 8 Pro Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Performance Tie
99
99
Honor Magic 8 Pro Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Gaming Winner: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
96
97
Honor Magic 8 Pro Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Battery Winner: Honor Magic 8 Pro
92
78
Honor Magic 8 Pro Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Connectivity Winner: Honor Magic 8 Pro
98
94
Honor Magic 8 Pro Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Overall score Winner: Honor Magic 8 Pro
94
92
Honor Magic 8 Pro Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
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Display

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Honor Magic 8 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Type
OLED
Dynamic AMOLED
Size
6.71 inches
6.9 inches
Resolution
1256 x 2808 pixels
1440 x 3120 pixels
Aspect ratio
20:9
19.5:9
Pixel density
458 ppi
500 ppi
Refresh rate
120 Hz
120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate
Да (1-120 Hz)
Да (1-120 Hz)
Max advertised brightness
1800 nits
1500 nits
Max advertised HDR brightness
6000 nits
2600 nits
HDR support
Да, Dolby Vision
Да, HDR10+
Display protection
Giant Rhino Glass
Corning Gorilla Armor 2
Screen-to-body ratio
89.9%
91.4%
Features
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming
Touch sampling rate
—
240 Hz
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Design and build

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Honor Magic 8 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Height
161.15 mm
163.6 mm
Width
75 mm
78.1 mm
Thickness
8.32 mm
7.9 mm
Weight
219 g
214 g
Water resistance
IP69
IP68
Cooling system
Vapor chamber
Vapor chamber
Back panel material
Glass
Glass
Frame material
Metal
Metal
Available colors
White, Black, Золотистый, Green
White, Black, Silver, Blue, Розовый, Фиолетовый
Fingerprint scanner
Да, в дисплее
Да, в дисплее
Repairability
Хорошая (3.41/5)
—
Durability rating (EPREL)
Очень хорошая (B) · 180 падений
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Performance

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Honor Magic 8 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock speed
4610 MHz
4740 MHz
CPU cores
8 (2 + 6)
8 (2 + 6)
Architecture
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance- 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance- 2 cores at 4.61 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
Manufacturing process
TSMC
TSMC
Transistor size
3 nm
3 nm
Neural processor
Hexagon
Hexagon
Graphics
Adreno 840
Adreno 840
GPU cores
1536
1536
GPU frequency
1200 MHz
1200 MHz
FLOPS
~3686.4 GFLOPS
~3686.4 GFLOPS
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Benchmarks

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Honor Magic 8 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Compute Score (GPU)
27643
28391
Single-core score
3568
3850
Multi-core score
10610
11923
CPU
1331776
1174738
GPU
1378612
1488243
Memory
551694
455846
UX
878878
815538
Total score
4140960
3934365
Graphics test
47 FPS
42 FPS
Graphics score
12492
7123
Section 1
56 FPS
58 FPS
Section 2
46 FPS
42 FPS
Section 3
40 FPS
37 FPS
Web score
22533
23390
Video editing
8214
8217
Photo editing
40028
37389
Data manipulation
17118
18322
Writing score
30415
32854
Stability
—
67%
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Memory

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Honor Magic 8 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
RAM capacity
12 GB
12 GB
Memory type
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X
Memory frequency
5300 MHz
5300 MHz
Memory channels
4
4
Storage capacity
256 GB
256 GB
Storage type
UFS 4.1
UFS 4.0
Memory card
No
No
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Software

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Honor Magic 8 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Operating system
Android 16
Android 16
UI skin
MagicOS 10
One UI 8.5
OS updates
7 years
7 years
Security updates
7 years
7 years
System size out of the box
—
33.2 GB
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Battery

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Honor Magic 8 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Capacity
7200 mAh
5000 mAh
Max charging power
120 W
60 W
Battery type
Silicon-carbon (Si/C)
Литий-ионный (Li-Ion)
Removable
No
No
Wireless charging
Да (80 W)
Да (25 W)
Reverse charging
Да (беспроводная)
Да (беспроводная)
Bypass Charging technology
Yes
Yes
Fast charging
Да (81% in 30 minutes)
Да (84% in 30 minutes)
Full charge time
0:40 ч.
0:43 ч.
Battery cycles
1600 cycles
—
Web browsing
14:24 ч.
10:12 ч.
Video playback
24:12 ч.
21:39 ч.
Gaming
08:32 ч.
06:42 ч.
Standby
116 ч.
130 ч.
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Main camera

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Honor Magic 8 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Sensor type
50 MP
200 MP
Photo resolution
200 MP
50 MP
Zoom
Оптический, 3.7x
Оптический, 5x
Flash
LED
LED
Stabilization
Digital
Digital
8K video recording
No
Up to 30 fps
4K video recording
Up to 120 fps
Up to 120 fps
1080p video recording
Up to 60 fps
Up to 240 fps
Slow-motion recording
240 fps (1080p)
240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens field of view
122°
120°
Number of lenses
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 10 MP 4) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Features
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support
Aperture
f/2.0
f/1.9
Focal length
12 mm
13 mm
Sensor
Omnivision OV50D
Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN3
Sensor size
1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inches)
1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inches)
Pixel size
0.61 micron
0.7 micron
Autofocus
Laser autofocus
Laser autofocus
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Main camera tests by DxOMark

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Honor Magic 8 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Bokeh
165
165
Zoom
155
141
Samples
Photo samples for Honor Magic 8 Pro by DxOMark
Photo samples for Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra by DxOMark
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Front camera

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Honor Magic 8 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Megapixels
50 MP
12 MP
Photo resolution
8192 x 6144
4000 x 3000
Aperture
f/2.0
f/2.2
Focal length
21 mm
23 mm
Sensor
Sony IMX816
Samsung ISOCELL S5K3LU
Sensor size
1/2.93" (≈ 0.34 inches)
1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inches)
Pixel size
0.6 micron
1.12 micron
Autofocus
Phase-detection autofocus
Фазовый автофокус (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization
Digital
Digital
Video resolution
2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)
Yes
No
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Connectivity

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Honor Magic 8 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Wi-Fi version
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version
6.0
6.0
Bluetooth features
LE
LE
USB type
USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB version
3.2
3.2
USB features
- Charging - USB mass storage mode - OTG
- Charging - USB mass storage mode - OTG
DisplayPort
Да, DP 1.2
Yes
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC*
Yes
Yes
Infrared port
Yes
No
Number of SIMs*
2
1
SIM type
Nano
Nano
SIM mode
Dual standby
Dual standby
eSIM support*
Yes
Yes
Hybrid slot
No
No
5G support
Yes
Yes
2G networks
—
GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G networks
—
UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
4G networks
—
LTE B1(2100), B2(1900), B3(1800), B4(AWS), B5(850), B7(2600), B8(900), B12(700), B13(700), B14(700), B18(800), B19(800), B20(800), B25(1900), B26(850), B28(700), B29(700), B30(2300), B38(2600), B39(1900), B40(2300), B41(2500), B48(3600), B66(AWS-3), B71(600)
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Audio

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Honor Magic 8 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Speakers
Stereo
Stereo
3.5 mm audio jack
No
No
FM radio
No
No
Dolby Atmos
No
Yes
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Other

Side-by-side specifications

Specification
Honor Magic 8 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra
Class
Flagship
Flagship
Release date
Октябрь 2025 years
Февраль 2026 years
Sales start date
Октябрь 2025 years
Март 2026 years
Sensors
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Сканер распознавания лица - Fingerprint scanner
- Датчик Холла - Барометр - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint scanner
Charger included
Да, 120 W
No
Head SAR
—
1.28 W/кг
Body SAR (EU)
—
1.35 W/кг
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Which smartphone should you choose?

The recommendation is based only on TechRank rating data.

Choose Honor Magic 8 Pro, if these matter to you:

  • Camera
  • Battery
  • Connectivity
  • Overall score

Choose Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, if these matter to you:

  • Display
  • Gaming

Full specifications for both smartphones are shown in the tables above. We do not declare a better value where parameters cannot be compared reliably automatically.

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