Honor Magic8 Lite vs Motorola edge 70 max

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Magic8 Lite compared with edge 70 max

	HonorMagic8 Lite	Motorolaedge 70 max
Overview
Released
Released	January 2026	July 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	6.79″	6.82″
Resolution
Resolution	2640 × 1200	3168 × 1440 (better)
Sharpness
Sharpness	427 pixels per inch	510 pixels per inch (better)
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	144 Hz (better)
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	6,000 nits	7,000 nits (better)
Display type
Display type	AMOLED; 1.07 billion colours; 100% DCI-P3	Extreme AMOLED, Quad HD+ (2K), 19.8:9, 10-bit (over one billion colours)
Pixel density
Pixel density	–	510 ppi
Brightness detail
Brightness detail	800 nits typical, 1,800 nits high-brightness mode and 6,000 nits peak HDR (Honor laboratory conditions)	7,000 nits peak in specific scenarios (Motorola lab data)
Always-on display
Always-on display	–	Yes
Screen protection
Screen protection	Aluminosilicate glass; SGS 5-star comprehensive reliability certification, including drops up to 2.5 m under test conditions	Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Display features
Display features	3840 Hz PWM dimming in low brightness; Circadian Night Display; Dynamic Dimming; rain and glove touch support	Refresh rate up to 144 Hz; touch sampling up to 360 Hz; HDR10+; 100% DCI-P3; Pantone Validated colour and SkinTone; SGS Blue Light Reduction and Motion Blur Reduction; Water Touch; 89.43% screen-to-body ratio
Performance
Chip
Chip	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Memory
Memory	8 GB	8 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB (better)	256 GB
CPU
CPU	Octa-core; 1 × Cortex-A720 at 2.3 GHz, 3 × Cortex-A720 at 2.2 GHz and 4 × Cortex-A520 at 1.8 GHz	8 cores; 2 Prime cores up to 3.8 GHz and 6 Performance cores up to 3.3 GHz
GPU
GPU	Adreno A810	Qualcomm Adreno GPU with hardware-accelerated ray tracing
AI engine
AI engine	–	Qualcomm AI Engine (Motorola quotes 46% better NPU performance than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3)
Storage type
Storage type	–	UFS 4.1 storage, LPDDR5X memory (RAM Boost adds virtual memory); no memory card slot
Cooling
Cooling	–	Vapour chamber cooling with liquid metal
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	108 MP (better)	50 MP
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	5 MP	8 MP
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Front camera
Front camera	16 MP	32 MP (better)
Main camera
Main camera	108 MP, ƒ/1.75, 1/1.67-inch sensor; OIS	50 MP Sony LYTIA 710, ƒ/1.8, 2.0 μm Quad Pixel, all-pixel focus, OIS
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	5 MP, ƒ/2.2	8 MP, 13 mm, ƒ/2.2, 119° field of view, 1.12 μm, autofocus; macro
Front camera
Front camera	16 MP, ƒ/2.45	32 MP, ƒ/2.2, 1.4 μm
Zoom
Zoom	Up to 10× digital zoom	–
Video recording
Video recording	Up to 4K (3840 × 2160)	4K HDR10+ at 60 or 30 fps; Full HD at 60 or 30 fps; slow motion in Full HD at 240 or 120 fps; Adaptive Stabilisation, Horizon Lock, Audio Zoom, Dual Capture, Video HDR, Timelapse
Front video
Front video	Up to 1080p (2520 × 1080)	4K
Camera features
Camera features	Moving Photo, Night, Portrait, Pro, Panorama, time-lapse, high-resolution and slow-motion modes; LED flash	Dedicated 2-in-1 light sensor; LED flash; Pantone Validated colour and SkinTone; Photo Enhancement Engine; Signature Style; Portrait mode at 24, 35 and 50 mm; Pro mode; Ultra Resolution; Night Vision; Macro; Scan (powered by Adobe Scan)
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	7,500 mAh (better)	7,100 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	Up to 23.8 hours	Up to 42 hours
Wired charging
Wired charging	Up to 66 W	Up to 90 W (better)
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	None	Up to 25 W (better)
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Silicon-carbon battery; 7,330 mAh rated capacity; EU label class B, 68 hours endurance per cycle and 1,200 cycles; manufacturer's online-video playback test gives 23.8 hours	Silicon-carbon battery, 7,100 mAh typical, 6,890 mAh rated; up to 73 hours per charge (EU energy label method), 25 hours of gaming, 10 hours of video recording, 27 hours of social media and 88 hours of music streaming; EU energy label class A, 74 h 38 min per charge, 1,200 charge cycles
Wired charging
Wired charging	66 W HONOR SuperCharge requires compatible Honor charger and cable; charger sold separately	90 W TurboPower; power for the day in 6 minutes with Motorola's 90 W charger, sold separately
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	–	25 W Qi2 magnetic wireless charging; charger sold separately
Charges other devices
Charges other devices	Up to 7.5 W wired reverse charging over USB-C OTG	5 W wired reverse charging
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	189 g (better)	221 g
Thickness
Thickness	7.76 mm (better)	8.29 mm
Height × width
Height × width	161.9 × 76.1 mm	163 × 77 mm
Water and dust resistance
Water and dust resistance	IP68	IP68
Stylus
Stylus	–	No
Materials
Materials	–	Aircraft-grade aluminium frame; Corning Gorilla Glass 7i on the front and on the matte glass back
Colours
Colours	Reddish Brown, Forest Green and Midnight Black	PANTONE Dark Shadow in the UK; PANTONE Aqua Gray and PANTONE Ice Melt elsewhere
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	IP66, IP68, IP69 and IP69K; IP68 immersion test to 1.5 m for 30 minutes	IP68 and IP69 under IEC 60529; submersion in 1.5 m of still fresh water for 30 minutes and high-temperature water jets for 30 seconds; tested to 16 categories and 14 procedures of MIL-STD-810H; drops from up to 1.8 m
Biometrics
Biometrics	Fingerprint sensor and face recognition	In-display fingerprint reader; face unlock
Sensors
Sensors	Gravity sensor, fingerprint sensor, gyroscope, compass, acceleration sensor, ambient light sensor and proximity sensor	–
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo speakers; HONOR Sound 7.3	Dual stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos; Hi-Res Audio and Hi-Res Audio Wireless
Microphones
Microphones	–	2 microphones
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	MagicOS 9.0 based on Android 15	Android 16
Software updates
Software updates	At least 5 years of security, corrective and functionality updates guaranteed in the EU product information sheet	Up to 3 years of OS updates and 5 years of security updates, until July 2031 (Motorola UK); EU listing promises at least 7 years of updates after the model leaves the market
AI features
AI features	AI Eraser, AI Cutout and AI Outpainting	Motorola Qira (Chat Mode, Next Move, Creator Zone, Pay Attention, Catch Me Up; 8 GB models get it in a later update); Google Gemini
In the box
In the box	Phone, quick start guide, USB-C cable, SIM eject pin, warranty card and fitted screen protector; no charger	USB-C to USB-C cable, protective case, guides, SIM tool; no charger
Connectivity
Satellite messaging
Satellite messaging	–	No
Mobile network
Mobile network	5G NR, 4G LTE FDD/TDD, 3G WCDMA and 2G GSM	5G sub-6 (n1/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n66/n71/n75/n77/n78); 4G LTE; 3G WCDMA; 2G GSM
SIM
SIM	Nano-SIM plus nano-SIM or eSIM	Dual SIM (two nano-SIMs)
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 and 5 GHz; 80 MHz bandwidth; Wi-Fi Direct and hotspot	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2; BLE, SBC, AAC, LDAC, aptX, aptX HD and aptX Adaptive	Bluetooth 6.0; Snapdragon Sound
NFC
NFC	NFC	Yes
USB
USB	USB-C, USB 2.0; USB-C digital audio	USB-C (USB 2.0)
Positioning
Positioning	GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou and Galileo	GPS, A-GPS, LTEPP, SUPL, GLONASS, Galileo, NavIC, BeiDou, QZSS