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Honor Magic 7 vs Magic 6

85 out of 100
Honor Magic 7
VS
74 out of 100
Honor Magic 6
Honor Magic 7
Honor Magic 6

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Honor Magic 7 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite) that was released on October 30, 2024, against the Honor Magic 6, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 10 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 7
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 66W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • 25% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2967K versus 2379K)
  • 40% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3132 and 2238 points
  • The phone is 10 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Honor Magic 7 and Magic 6 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Magic 7
83*
Magic 6
69*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Magic 7
81*
Magic 6
68*
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Magic 7
85*
Magic 6
74*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
44.3
(Average)
Value Index
56.9
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Magic 7
vs
Magic 6

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1264 x 2800 pixels 1264 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 453 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness - 5000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 5000 nits -
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Rhino Glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91.9% 92.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 162.1 mm (6.38 inches) 161.8 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) 75.4 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness 8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Waterproof IP69 -
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Gold, Blue White, Black, Blue, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Magic 7
91.9%
Magic 6 +1%
92.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor Magic 7 and Honor Magic 6
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 4320 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M)
- 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L)		 - 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1100 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~3379.2 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor Magic 7 and Honor Magic 6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Magic 7 +40%
3132
Magic 6
2238
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Magic 7 +39%
9598
Magic 6
6907
Single-core score 3132 2238
Multi-core score 9598 6907
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Magic 7 +25%
2967184
Magic 6
2379245
CPU 932482 707189
GPU 1156470 787479
Memory 358130 394600
UX 520102 489977
Total score 2967184 2379245
Samples [3 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Magic 7 +44%
2460
Magic 6
1706
Stability 53% 79%
Graphics test 18 FPS 13 FPS
Graphics score 2460 1706
3DMark Solar Bay
Magic 7 +34%
11519
Magic 6
8596
Graphics test 44 FPS 33 FPS
Section 1 49 FPS 36 FPS
Section 2 44 FPS 33 FPS
Section 3 37 FPS 29 FPS
Graphics score 11519 8596
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Magic 7
n/a
Magic 6
4432
Stability 66% -
Graphics test - 26 FPS
Graphics score - 4432
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Magic 7 +31%
19929
Magic 6
15191
Web score 23913 15510
Video editing 8032 7748
Photo editing 36496 30677
Data manipulation 17592 13268
Writing score 26385 17574
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (123rd and 182nd place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor Magic 7
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-03 (Raim152)AnTuTu 112979186
📘 2025-12-28 (Ronti)AnTuTu 112967184
📘 2025-12-21 (reneval_da)AnTuTu 112961082
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Honor Magic 6
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 4266 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14
ROM MagicOS 10 MagicOS 8
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 3 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5650 mAh 5450 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 66 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (80 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 25 min)
Full charging time - 0:55 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2.5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 122° 122°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 32 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor size 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 32 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 68 mm -
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 12 mm 13 mm
Sensor size 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 22 mm
Sensor size 1/2.93" (≈ 0.34 inch) 1/2.93" (≈ 0.34 inch)
Pixel size 0.6 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 -
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* - No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* - 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2024 January 2024
Release date November 2024 January 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $650 $625
Successor - Honor Magic 8 - Honor Magic 8
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Yes, 66 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Honor Magic 7 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
45 (78.9%)
12 (21.1%)
Total votes: 57

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