Honor MagicBook X14 Plus 2025 vs Art 14
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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)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Honor MagicBook X14 Plus 2025
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
Advantages of the Honor MagicBook Art 14
- Performs significantly better (up to 3.4x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Easier to carry: weighs 320 grams less (around 0.71 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 58-79% higher FPS
- Around 47% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 9% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 300% higher max. screen brightness: 1600 vs 400 nits
- Better webcam recording quality
- Display has support for touch input
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.34 kg (2.95 lbs) | 1.02 kg (2.25 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313.2 x 221.6 x 15.9 mm 12.33 x 8.72 x 0.63 inches |
316.77 x 223.63 x 11.5 mm 12.47 x 8.8 x 0.45 inches |
| Area | 694 cm2 (107.5 inches2) | 708 cm2 (109.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.9% | ~89.6% |
| Side bezels | 5.8 mm | 4.1 mm |
| Colors | Gray | White, Silver, Green |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 150° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 39.8 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| PPI | 243 ppi | 257 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 3120 x 2080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | - | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | - | Yes |
Screen space comparison
MagicBook Art 14
14.6″ (3:2 ratio) = 98.4 in2
MagicBook X14 Plus 2025
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~11% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 99.9% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 86% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:38 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 | 205 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.7 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.9 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 14 (4P + 10E) |
| Threads | 16 | 14 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (80EU) | Arc Graphics 130T |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 3 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 | 35 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1500 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 8.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 28 |
| GPU performance | 1.9 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 549 |
| Solar Bay | - | 11380 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 8400 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | 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 | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Dolby Atmos | - | No |
| Loudness | - | ~79.1 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 11.9 x 7.1 cm | 120.0 x 7.2 cm |
| Surface | - | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on MagicBook Art 14:
- Intel model: Wi-Fi 6E; Snapdragon model: Wi-Fi 7.
Snapdragon offers faster memory at 8448 Gbps.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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