Huawei MateBook X Pro (2024) vs Honor Magicbook Pro 16

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Review

Evaluation of Huawei MateBook X Pro (2024) and Honor Magicbook Pro 16 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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31.9
(Mediocre)
Value Index
55.3
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Huawei MateBook X Pro (2024)
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 810 grams less (around 1.79 lbs)
  • Around 27% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 1000 vs 500 nits
  • Much smaller footprint: 20% more compact case (106.6 vs 132.8 square inches)
  • 17% sharper screen – 264 versus 226 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Honor Magicbook Pro 16
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 165 versus 120 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 53-72% higher FPS
  • Features a a little bigger (~7%) battery – 75 against 70 watt-hours

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 0.98 kg (2.16 lbs) 1.79 kg (3.95 lbs)
Dimensions 310 x 222 x 13.5 mm
12.2 x 8.74 x 0.53 inches
354 x 242 x 19.9 mm
13.94 x 9.53 x 0.78 inches
Area 688 cm2 (106.6 inches2) 857 cm2 (132.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~87.3% ~86.6%
Side bezels 4.9 mm 4.7 mm
Colors White, Black, Blue White, Purple
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 46.8 dB -

Display

Size 14.2 inches 16 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
PPI 264 ppi 226 ppi
Aspect ratio 3:2 16:10
Resolution 3120 x 2080 pixels 3072 x 1920 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy -
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
Magicbook Pro 16
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
MateBook X Pro (2024)
14.2″ (3:2 ratio) = 93.1 in2
~23% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1200:1
sRGB color space 100% -
Adobe RGB profile 94.6% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 99.8% 100%
Response time 1 ms -
Max. brightness
1000 nits
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:33 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 90 / 140 W 90 / 140 W
Weight of AC adapter 236 grams 237 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.4 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 14 (4P + 10E)
Threads 22 18
L3 Cache 24 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Arc Graphics (7-Cores)
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 28 W -
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz -
GPU boost clock 2250 MHz -
FLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS 9-14.6 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X GDDR6
Memory bus - 128 bit
Memory speed 6.4 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1024 3072
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 96
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 48
GPU performance 4.6 TFLOPS 9-14.6 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU - 2357
Solar Bay - 30893
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 6400 MHz 6400 MHz
Type LPDDR5X 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 1x1024 GB 1x1024 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)
Power 4x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~85.1 dB -
Microphones 4 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.1
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A No 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI No 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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size - 13.4 x 8.1 cm
Surface Glass 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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Total votes: 6

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