Following the brief hands-on report we got on the Honor Magic8 Pro (including benchmark runs and camera samples), we now have a review-in-progress update for you, with some more important stats now ready. We did the usual battery testing, as well as a few rounds of charging, and here are the results.
Honor Magic8 Pro battery life
Battery capacity of the Magic8 Pro varies by region. The China version has the largest capacity at 7,200mAh, while the European Magix (Like the version we’re reviewing) Are limited to 6,270mAh.
There is another variant that is meant for markets outside China and Europe, which should be 7,100mAh. Regardless of location, the battery uses silicon carbon anode technology.
It’s the Euro version of the Magic8 Pro that we feature here in our tests, even though it’s the lowest spec of the three. We got an active usage score of 19:07 hours with excellent marks in individual tests. Admittedly, the Oppo Find
Our new Active Usage Score is an estimate of how long the battery will last if you use the device with a mix of all four tested activities. You can adjust the calculations based on your usage patterns using the sliders below. You can read about our current battery life testing process here. For a comprehensive list of all the devices tested so far, head over here.
charging speed
The Magic8 Pro in global form is rated for 100W charging, whether using the proprietary charger or USB Power Delivery, while the Chinese version features the proprietary capacity bumped up to 120W. We didn’t have any charger with our review unit, but we did discover a 100W Honor SuperCharge adapter we kept from previous models, so we tested with that. We also tried some aftermarket USB PD adapters for good measure.
Using the Honor 100W adapter, we got a brief peak of 73W when starting up from empty, and it took us to 100% in 40 minutes, with the phone showing 81% at the half-hour mark. The numbers with the 100W USB Power Delivery brick were sometimes a little worse – negligibly so, we’d say (70W, 42 minutes, 79%). A 67W adapter was still a little behind (50W, 46 minutes, 76%).
Keep in mind, you’d be best off getting a USB Power Delivery adapter that has a PPS profile extending up to 20/21V, as the phone charges fastest at 18V, while lesser adapters may limit it to 9V – with one such charger we were looking at 69% at the half-hour mark which is now almost a meaningful difference compared to more capable options.
Regardless of which of these chargers we used, there was a relatively long process of trickle and not-trickle charging after reporting 100% status – about 25 minutes, give or take.
With both 100W options you have to press a bubble on the screen while the charger is plugged in to go into Boost mode and extract the full maximum charging speed from the phone. That option does not appear with less powerful adapters.
charging speed
- in 15 minutes
- in 30 minutes
- Time to fully charge (from 0%)
Vivo X300 Pro
90W Vivo FlashCharge
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
100W Xiaomi HyperCharge
Honor Magic8 Pro
100W Honor SuperCharge
Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
100W Huawei SuperCharge
Honor Magic8 Pro (USB PD)
100W USB PD
Galaxy S25 Ultra
45W USB PD
Sony Xperia 1 VII
30W USB PD
The Magic8 Pro supports wireless charging and the company estimates a maximum output of 80W when using its in-house wireless charger. We didn’t have one for testing, but we tried with a 25W Qi2-compatible third-party charger and got single-digit power readings on its input end, so unless you get Honor’s charger, don’t expect to use the wireless charging for anything other than overnight top ups. Also supports reverse wireless charging.
That’s all for this episode – stay tuned for the full review.
