Honor 9X vs Honor Magic8

Side-by-side specs and price comparison for buyers in Algeria.

Phone 1

Phone 2

Honor

Honor 9X

Price coming soon

Honor

Honor Magic8

Price coming soon

Quick Verdict

Who wins each category, side by side.

Better price

Even

Faster chip

Even

Bigger battery

Honor Magic8

Faster charging

Honor Magic8

Higher-resolution camera

Honor Magic8

Better display

Honor Magic8

Lighter body

Honor 9X

Best value for money

Even

Full specs comparison

Display

Spec	Honor 9X	Honor Magic8
Size (inches)	6.59	6.58
Panel Type	IPS LCD	OLED
Resolution Height	2340	2760
Resolution Width	1080	1256
Refresh Rate	—	120
Peak Brightness	—	6000
PPI	391	461
Glass Type	—	Giant Rhino Glass
Screen-to-body	84.3	90.6

Platform

Spec	Honor 9X	Honor Magic8
CPU	Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M)
GPU	Mali-G51 MP4	Adreno 840
Chipset Name	Kirin 710F	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Process (nm)	12	3
OS Name	Android	Android
UI Skin	EMUI 9.1	MagicOS 10
OS Version	9.0	16

Memory

Spec	Honor 9X	Honor Magic8
Card Slot	microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)	No
Variants	64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM	256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM

Main Camera

Spec	Honor 9X	Honor Magic8
Video	1080p@30/60fps	4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@24/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, HDR, 10-bit video
Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	Color spectrum sensor, LED flash, HDR, panorama
Count	3	3
Depth	2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)	—
Telephoto	—	64 MP, f/2.5, (telephoto)
ultrawide	8 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, (ultrawide)	50 MP, f/2, 12mm, (ultrawide)
Wide	48 MP, f/1.8, 27mm, (wide)	50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm, (wide)

Selfie Camera

Spec	Honor 9X	Honor Magic8
Video	1080p@60fps	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Count	1	1
Lens	16 MP, f/2.2, 26mm, (wide)	50 MP, f/2, 21mm, (wide)

Battery

Spec	Honor 9X	Honor Magic8
Capacity (mAh)	4000	7000
Chemistry	Li-Po	Si/C Li-Ion
Wired Charging (W)	10	90
Wireless Charging (W)	—	80

Body

Spec	Honor 9X	Honor Magic8
Build	Glass front, glass back, aluminum frame	—
SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Height (mm)	163.5	157.1
Thickness (mm)	8.8	8
Weight (g)	196.8	205
Width (mm)	77.3	74

Launch

Spec	Honor 9X	Honor Magic8
Announced	2019, October 28. Released 2019, November 14	2025, October 15
Status	Discontinued	Available. Released 2025, October 23

Network

Spec	Honor 9X	Honor Magic8
2G Bands	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900	GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G Bands	HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100	HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G Bands	1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40, 41	LTE
5G Bands	—	SA/NSA
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 400/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology	GSM, HSPA, LTE	GSM, HSPA, LTE, 5G

Connectivity

Spec	Honor 9X	Honor Magic8
Bluetooth	4.2	6
infrared port	—	Yes
NFC	No	Yes
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, BDS	GPS (L1 + L5), BDS (B1I + B1c + B2a + B2b), GALILEO (E1 + E5a + E5b), QZSS (L1 + L5), NavIC (L1 + L5), GLONASS
Radio	FM radio	No
USB Type	Type-C	Type-C
USB Version	2.0	2.0
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 7

Sound

Spec	Honor 9X	Honor Magic8
3.5mm Jack	Yes	No
Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes, with large amplitude stereo speakers

Features

Spec	Honor 9X	Honor Magic8
Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass