The Honor Magic8 Lite will follow in the footsteps of the Magic8 Pro – no, that’s not a good thing. Honor has confirmed to us that Lite phones sold in Europe will have smaller batteries than those sold in Latin America.
This affects weight too. European Magic8 Lite units will have 7,500mAh batteries and will weigh 189g. The ones sold in the Latin America region will have 8,300mAh batteries and will weigh 193g.
At least there’s no third option… for now. The Magic8 Pro for China has a 7,200mAh battery, the global model has a 7,100mAh battery and the EU model has a 6,270mAh battery.
By the way, different Pro models also have different charging speeds (120W China, 100W EU/ROW), but this doesn’t seem to be the case for the Lite, which will feature 66W wired-only charging globally.
In our review of the Honor Magic8 Lite, we tested the 7,500mAh variant (EU), which achieved a great result – 18 hours Active Use Score. The Latin America version should last longer. Charging is pretty zippy too, reaching 49% in half an hour and taking 1 hour and 10 minutes for a full charge. If the charge rating is indeed unaffected, the LATAM model should be a bit slower.
By the way, Honor has only officially confirmed a European launch for the Magic8 Lite (expected in January) so far. This is an indirect confirmation that the model is coming to Latin America too. Launch details to follow.
