Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025 vs X14 Plus 2025
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Review
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 X16 Plus 2025
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the Honor MagicBook X14 Plus 2025
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 450 grams less (around 0.99 lbs)
- Much smaller footprint: 22% more compact case (107.6 vs 138.1 square inches)
- 29% sharper screen – 243 versus 189 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.79 kg (3.95 lbs) | 1.34 kg (2.95 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 356.2 x 250.1 x 17.9 mm 14.02 x 9.85 x 0.7 inches |
313.2 x 221.6 x 15.9 mm 12.33 x 8.72 x 0.63 inches |
| Area | 891 cm2 (138.1 inches2) | 694 cm2 (107.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.3% | ~81.9% |
| Side bezels | 5.8 mm | 5.8 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 243 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
Screen space comparison
MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
MagicBook X14 Plus 2025
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| 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 | 199 grams | 200 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.7 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.9 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (80EU) | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 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 | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1500 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 4.27 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 1.9 TFLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| 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 |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 11.9 x 7.1 cm | 11.9 x 7.1 cm |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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