Honor Magic 8 Pro VS Realme C85

Both the Honor Magic 8 Pro and Realme C85 feature waterproof designs with an IP69 rating, ensuring excellent protection against dust and water. The Honor Magic 8 Pro has a waterproof depth rating of 1.5 meters, while the Realme C85 offers a deeper waterproof rating of 6 meters, which could be useful for more extended underwater exposure.

In terms of size, the Honor Magic 8 Pro is slightly lighter at 219 g, compared to the Realme C85's 215 g. However, the Realme C85 is a bit bulkier with a thickness of 8.4 mm, while the Honor Magic 8 Pro is slightly thinner at 8.3 mm. Additionally, the Honor Magic 8 Pro is a bit more compact in width, measuring 75 mm, versus the Realme C85's 77.9 mm. The overall height of the Honor Magic 8 Pro is also smaller at 161.2 mm, compared to the Realme C85's 166.1 mm.

The volume of the Honor Magic 8 Pro is 100.347 cm³, which is smaller than the Realme C85's 108.689196 cm³, indicating that the Realme device has a larger form factor overall. Neither device features a rugged build, and neither can be folded.

The Honor Magic 8 Pro and Realme C85 both feature large displays, but they differ significantly in display technology and specifications. The Honor Magic 8 Pro uses an OLED/AMOLED display, which typically provides better contrast and deeper blacks, while the Realme C85 uses an LCD, IPS display, known for more accurate color reproduction but generally lower contrast than OLED panels.

In terms of size, the Realme C85 offers a slightly larger 6.8″ screen, compared to the Honor Magic 8 Pro’s 6.71″. The Honor Magic 8 Pro, however, has a much higher pixel density of 458 ppi, compared to the Realme C85’s 254 ppi, which means the Honor device will likely provide a sharper image. The Honor Magic 8 Pro also boasts a higher resolution of 1256 x 2808 px, while the Realme C85 has a lower resolution of 720 x 1570 px, which again suggests that the Honor device offers a more detailed display.

When it comes to refresh rate, the Realme C85 has a higher 144Hz refresh rate, while the Honor Magic 8 Pro’s is 120Hz. Both devices feature a touchscreen, but the Honor Magic 8 Pro supports additional display technologies, including HDR10, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision, which are not supported by the Realme C85. Furthermore, the Honor Magic 8 Pro has an Always-On Display feature, while the Realme C85 does not. The Honor device also benefits from branded damage-resistant glass, while the Realme C85 does not include this feature.

The Honor Magic 8 Pro and Realme C85 differ significantly in terms of performance specifications. The Honor Magic 8 Pro is equipped with 1024GB of internal storage and 12GB of RAM, while the Realme C85 has 256GB of internal storage and 8GB of RAM. The Honor device offers more memory and storage overall, providing a higher capacity for apps, files, and multitasking.

Both devices use different chipsets: the Honor Magic 8 Pro is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, with a CPU speed of 2 x 4.6 GHz and 6 x 3.62 GHz, while the Realme C85 features the MediaTek Dimensity 6300, which has a CPU speed of 2 x 2.4 GHz and 6 x 2 GHz. The Honor device's CPU is significantly faster, with a higher clock speed and a more advanced chipset built on a 3 nm semiconductor, compared to the Realme's 6 nm design.

In terms of performance benchmarks, the Honor Magic 8 Pro achieves a Geekbench 6 multi-core score of 10059 and a single-core score of 3234, whereas the Realme C85 scores 2012 in multi-core and 782 in single-core tests. These results indicate a substantial performance gap in favor of the Honor Magic 8 Pro. Additionally, the Honor device has a higher GPU clock speed of 1200 MHz, compared to the Realme C85’s 950 MHz. The Honor Magic 8 Pro also supports faster RAM with a speed of 5300 MHz, while the Realme C85's RAM speed is 2133 MHz. The Honor device features a higher maximum memory bandwidth of 85.1 GB/s, compared to the Realme C85’s 17.07 GB/s.

The Honor Magic 8 Pro and Realme C85 both feature capable camera setups, but there are notable differences between them. The Honor Magic 8 Pro offers a triple-lens main camera system with 200 MP, 50 MP, and 50 MP sensors, compared to the Realme C85's single 50 MP main camera. The Honor device's camera setup provides greater versatility with multiple lenses, while the Realme C85 sticks to a single wide lens.

The wide aperture of the main camera on the Honor Magic 8 Pro is more varied with values of 2.6, 1.6, and 2f for each of the three lenses. In contrast, the Realme C85 has a more typical aperture of 1.8f for its single lens. Both devices support phase-detection autofocus for photos, continuous autofocus for video, and slow-motion recording. However, the Honor Magic 8 Pro supports optical zoom at 3.7x, while the Realme C85 lacks optical zoom, offering 0x zoom.

On the front, the Honor Magic 8 Pro has a 50 MP camera, while the Realme C85 has a more modest 8 MP front camera. Both devices have a 2f wide aperture on the front camera. The Honor Magic 8 Pro also offers additional advanced camera features like built-in optical image stabilization and laser autofocus, which are not present in the Realme C85. Both devices feature manual exposure, touch autofocus, and a panorama mode, but neither supports shooting in raw format or 360° panorama. Additionally, the Honor Magic 8 Pro can shoot videos at 2160p at 60 fps, while the Realme C85 is limited to 1080p at 60 fps.

The Honor Magic 8 Pro and Realme C85 run different versions of Android: the Honor Magic 8 Pro uses Android 16, while the Realme C85 operates on Android 15. Both devices support similar core features, such as clipboard warnings, location and camera/microphone privacy options, theme customization, blocking app tracking, and on-device machine learning.

Both devices also offer dark mode, notification permissions, a media picker, customizable notifications, Live Text, full-page screenshots, split-screen support, and Picture-in-Picture (PiP) functionality. Additionally, both have features like offline voice recognition, voice commands, tracking the current device position, and multi-user system support. However, neither supports Quick Start functionality.

Notably, both devices lack Wi-Fi password sharing, have battery health checks, extra dim mode, dynamic theming, and support for widgets. The Honor Magic 8 Pro has an extra feature of blocking cross-site tracking, while the Realme C85 does not have this. Both devices do not receive direct OS updates, nor can be used as a PC, but they share similar features in sharing intents and a child lock for added security.

The Honor Magic 8 Pro and Realme C85 have similar battery capacities but differ in several key charging features. The Honor Magic 8 Pro is equipped with a 7200 mAh battery, while the Realme C85 has a slightly smaller 7000 mAh battery. Both devices feature rechargeable batteries and battery level indicators, but the Honor Magic 8 Pro offers wireless charging and reverse wireless charging, which the Realme C85 lacks.

In terms of charging speed, the Honor Magic 8 Pro supports a much faster 120W charging, compared to the Realme C85’s 45W. Both devices support fast charging, and both come with a charger in the box. However, the Honor Magic 8 Pro’s faster charging speed could provide a significant advantage for users looking for quick power-ups.

Neither device has a removable battery, and both feature standard rechargeable battery setups. Overall, the Honor Magic 8 Pro offers more advanced charging features, including wireless charging and faster charging speeds, which the Realme C85 does not have.

Both the Honor Magic 8 Pro and Realme C85 lack a 3.5 mm audio jack, so users will need to rely on wireless audio options or adapters for wired headphones. The Honor Magic 8 Pro features stereo speakers, while the Realme C85 does not, meaning the Honor device should offer a richer audio experience in terms of built-in sound quality.

In terms of wireless audio support, the Honor Magic 8 Pro supports several advanced Bluetooth audio codecs, including aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, and aptX Lossless, offering a range of options for high-quality wireless audio. In contrast, the Realme C85 does not support any of these codecs, making it less suited for high-fidelity Bluetooth audio streaming.

Neither device includes a radio, and neither supports LDAC, so there is no high-resolution wireless audio support in that regard. Overall, the Honor Magic 8 Pro has a clear advantage in terms of audio capabilities, particularly with its stereo speakers and support for a broader range of advanced Bluetooth audio technologies.

The Honor Magic 8 Pro and Realme C85 both offer 5G support and use dual SIM cards, but their connectivity features differ in several key areas. The Honor Magic 8 Pro supports a broader range of Wi-Fi standards, including Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), and the upcoming Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), whereas the Realme C85 supports Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac). The Honor device’s Wi-Fi 7 support positions it as more future-proof in terms of wireless connectivity.

In terms of Bluetooth, the Honor Magic 8 Pro features Bluetooth version 6, while the Realme C85 uses Bluetooth 5.3. The Honor device also supports a higher USB version (3.2) compared to the Realme’s USB 2, providing faster data transfer speeds. Both devices have NFC, a fingerprint scanner, GPS, and a compass. However, the Honor Magic 8 Pro offers additional sensors, such as an infrared sensor and 3D facial recognition, which the Realme C85 lacks.

Both devices support Galileo and have accelerometers and gyroscopes. The Honor Magic 8 Pro does not support an external memory slot, whereas the Realme C85 does. Neither device includes a barometer, HDMI output, or a built-in projector, and neither offers crash detection, emergency SOS via satellite, or motion/optical tracking. Overall, the Honor Magic 8 Pro offers more advanced connectivity options and sensors, while the Realme C85 focuses on core essentials with slightly fewer features.

Both the Honor Magic 8 Pro and Realme C85 feature a video light, but neither device includes sapphire glass, a curved display, or an e-paper display. These features are identical for both devices, with no distinctions in this group of specifications.

Overall, the only notable commonality in this category is the inclusion of a video light, which could be useful for low-light video recording. However, neither device has any specialized display technology like sapphire glass, curved screens, or e-paper displays.

Both devices are quite similar in this category, with no significant differences in the miscellaneous features provided.