Honor MagicBook 16 (2022) vs X16 Plus 2024

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Display 1920 x 1080
Battery 56 Wh
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
RAM 16GB
Storage 512GB

Review

Evaluation of Honor MagicBook 16 (2022) and X16 Plus 2024 important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
VS
54.8
(Average)
Value Index
61.3
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Honor MagicBook 16 (2022)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 120 Hz
Advantages of the Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024
  • Performs significantly better (up to 3x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Can run popular games at about 86-117% higher FPS
  • Around 2.1x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a a little bigger (~7%) battery – 60 against 56 watt-hours

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.84 kg (4.06 lbs) 1.75 kg (3.86 lbs)
Dimensions 368 x 236 x 18.2 mm
14.49 x 9.29 x 0.72 inches
356.2 x 250.1 x 17.9 mm
14.02 x 9.85 x 0.7 inches
Area 868 cm2 (134.6 inches2) 891 cm2 (138.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.3% ~83.3%
Side bezels 5.8 mm 5.8 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135° 150°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal - No
Number of fans 2 1
Noise level (max. load) 47 dB -

Display

Size 16.1 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
PPI 137 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte -
Ambient light sensor No -
Screen space comparison
MagicBook X16 Plus 2024
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
MagicBook 16 (2022)
16.1″ (16:9 ratio) = 110.8 in2
~3% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1179:1 1200:1
sRGB color space 98.9% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 68.6% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 68.4% -
Response time 14 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:46 hr 1:30 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 200 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.3 GHz 3.8 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.2 GHz 5.1 GHz
Cores 6 8
Threads 12 16
L3 Cache 16 MB 16 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon RX Vega 7 Radeon 780M
Fabrication process 7 nm 4 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 7 nm 4 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 800 MHz
GPU boost clock 1800 MHz 2700 MHz
FLOPS 1.6 TFLOPS 4.1 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type DDR4 LPDDR5X
Memory speed 3.2 Gbps 6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 448 768
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 28 48
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 8 32
GPU performance 1.6 TFLOPS 4.1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU - 245
Solar Bay - 11385
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 3200 MHz 6400 MHz
Type DDR4 LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos - No
Loudness ~80.8 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6
Bluetooth v5.1 v5.1
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0 1x HDMI 1.4
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.0 x 7.2 cm 11.9 x 7.1 cm
Surface Glass Plastic
Windows Precision Yes No
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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Total votes: 48

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