Huawei MateBook 16 (2021) vs Honor MagicBook 16 (2022)
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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 Huawei MateBook 16 (2021)
- Features a much bigger (~50%) battery – 84 against 56 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- 38% sharper screen – 189 versus 137 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Honor MagicBook 16 (2022)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 60 Hz
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 150 grams less (around 0.33 lbs)
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.99 kg (4.39 lbs) | 1.84 kg (4.06 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 351 x 254.9 x 17.8 mm 13.82 x 10.04 x 0.7 inches |
368 x 236 x 18.2 mm 14.49 x 9.29 x 0.72 inches |
| Area | 895 cm2 (138.8 inches2) | 868 cm2 (134.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.2% | ~82.3% |
| Side bezels | 6.4 mm | 5.8 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 145° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 42.4 dB | 47 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16.1 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 144 Hz |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 137 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2520 x 1680 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
MateBook 16 (2021)
16″ (3:2 ratio) = 118.2 in2
MagicBook 16 (2022)
16.1″ (16:9 ratio) = 110.8 in2
~6% more screen space
| Contrast | 1500:1 | 1179:1 |
| sRGB color space | 94.9% | 98.9% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 65.1% | 68.6% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 63.1% | 68.4% |
| Response time | 34 ms | 14 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:30 hr | 1:46 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 | 135 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 482 grams | 200 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon RX Vega 7 | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 7 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 | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1800 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Memory speed | 3.2 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 448 | 448 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 28 | 28 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 8 |
| GPU performance | 1.6 TFLOPS | 1.6 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 | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
| Loudness | ~86 dB | ~80.8 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | - | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | In the keyboard button | 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 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| 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 |
| Size | 14.1 x 9.1 cm | 12.0 x 7.2 cm |
| Surface | - | Glass |
| 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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