The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 is barely out of the gate, and the first benchmark battles are already heating up. Xiaomi was first to market with the new 3nm chip inside its 17 series, but Honor is wasting no time trying to claim the upper hand. Early numbers from the upcoming Magic 8 suggest it may already have an edge over the Xiaomi 17 Pro.
Honor’s product manager Li Kun shared a Weibo post showing the Magic 8’s AnTuTu V11 score: 4,166,339. That’s notably higher than the Xiaomi 17 Pro’s 3,749,435. A closer look at the breakdown shows Honor leading across the board—CPU (1,213,845 vs. 1,053,385), GPU (1,468,351 vs. 1,332,311), memory (570,553 vs. 529,807), and UX (913,590 vs. 833,932). On paper, that’s about an 11% advantage.
Of course, raw numbers only tell part of the story. The Magic 8 dropped 7% battery during the run, while the 17 Pro only lost 2%. This difference in battery consumption isn’t too surprising. The 17 Pro was tested at over 90% charge, and Xiaomi phones often drop more slowly at higher levels—likely a quirk in how the battery percentage is reported. Thermal behavior was also mixed—the Magic 8 gained 13°C as compared to 20°C of the Xiaomi 17 Pro.
Both phones have more than just performance to prove. The Xiaomi 17 Pro brings Leica-backed cameras and a unique 2.7-inch rear display, while Honor is teasing a 200MP telephoto sensor on the Magic 8 Pro with sample images already circulating online.
With Honor’s Magic 8 series set to debut in October, the early lead in benchmarks adds fuel to an already interesting rivalry. Xiaomi may have been first to launch with Qualcomm’s new chip, but Honor looks determined to show it can tune the hardware even better.
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