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Honor Magic V6 vs Google Pixel 11

88 out of 100
Honor Magic V6
VS
81 out of 100
Google Pixel 11
Honor Magic V6
Google Pixel 11

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 7.95-inch Honor Magic V6 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on March 1, 2026, against the Google Pixel 11, which is powered by Google Tensor G6 and came out 5 months after. 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 V6
  • Has a 1.65 inches larger screen size
  • Comes with 1675 mAh larger battery capacity: 6660 vs 4985 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 30W)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
  • 44% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3707 and 2575 points
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 11
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 73.6 mm narrower
  • Weighs 22 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Honor Magic V6 and Google Pixel 11 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
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 V6
88*
Pixel 11
81*
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
18.3
(Bad)
Value Index
42.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Magic V6
vs
Pixel 11

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 7.95 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 2172 x 2352 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio - 20:9
PPI 406 ppi 422 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1400 nits 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 6000 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Honor Super Armored Inner Screen Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Peak brightness test (auto)
Magic V6
n/a
Pixel 11
2131 nits

Design and build

Height 156.7 mm (6.17 inches) 152.8 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 145.6 mm (5.73 inches) 72 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 8.75 mm (0.34 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Gold, Red, Brown Black, Green, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Magic V6 +2%
89.1%
Pixel 11
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor Magic V6 and Google Pixel 11
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Google Tensor G6
Max clock 4320 MHz 4110 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 7 (1 + 4 + 2)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime		 - 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: C1-Pro
- 4 cores at 3.38 GHz: C1-Pro
- 1 core at 4.11 GHz: C1-Ultra
L3 cache 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 PowerVR DXT-48-1536
GPU shading units 1536 768
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1286 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~1975.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor Magic V6 and Google Pixel 11
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Magic V6 +44%
3707
Pixel 11
2575
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Magic V6 +76%
10626
Pixel 11
6027
Compute Score (GPU)
Magic V6 +360%
27822
Pixel 11
6048
Compute Score (GPU) 27822 6048
Single-core score 3707 2575
Multi-core score 10626 6027
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Magic V6
4166339
Pixel 11
n/a
CPU 1213845 848037
GPU 1468351 271374
Memory 570553 297105
UX 913590 455981
Total score 4166339 -
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 17
ROM MagicOS 10 Stock Android
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 6660 mAh 4985 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 30 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (66 W) Yes (25 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging Yes Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:19 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 10:46 hr
Watching video - 22:05 hr
Gaming - 06:38 hr
Standby - 86 hr
General battery life
Magic V6
n/a
Pixel 11
25:41 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 9216 x 6912 -
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual 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)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 64 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 -
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 64 MP 10.8 MP
Aperture f/2.5 f/3.1
Focal length 70 mm 112 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV64B Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.31 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor - Sony IMX712
Sensor size - 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size - 0.32 micron
Stabilization Optical Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Magic V6
n/a
Pixel 11
161
Video quality
Magic V6
n/a
Pixel 11
142
Generic main camera score
Magic V6
n/a
Pixel 11
154
Bokeh - 160
Zoom - 137
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 11 from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 10.5 megapixels
Image resolution 5120 x 3840 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 20 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size - 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch)
Pixel size - 1.22 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Additional lens 20 MP -
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 6.0 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced March 2026 August 2026
Release date March 2026 August 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $1920 $899
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W Not included
*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 V6 is definitely a better buy.

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