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Honor Magic V6 vs Magic V2

88 out of 100
Honor Magic V6
VS
66 out of 100
Honor Magic V2
Honor Magic V6
Honor Magic V2

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 Honor Magic V2, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 2 years and 8 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 V6
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4166K versus 1738K)
  • Comes with 1660 mAh larger battery capacity: 6660 vs 5000 mAh
  • Handles wireless charging up to 66W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
  • The phone is 2 years and 8 months newer
  • More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 66W)
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic V2
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB

Review

Evaluation of Honor Magic V6 and Magic V2 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Magic V6
83*
Magic V2
61*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Magic V6
85*
Magic V2
63*
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*
Magic V2
66*
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 95% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Honor Magic V2 to Honor Magic V6 is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: gaming, performance, and camera.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Magic V6
vs
Magic V2

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 7.95 inches 7.92 inches
Resolution 2172 x 2352 pixels 2156 x 2344 pixels
Aspect ratio - 9.78:9
PPI 403 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1400 nits 600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 6000 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Honor Super Armored Inner Screen Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.1% 88.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.4%
PWM - 2272 Hz
Response time - 2 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Magic V6
n/a
Magic V2
959 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 156.7 mm (6.17 inches) 156.7 mm (6.17 inches)
Width 145.6 mm (5.73 inches) 145.4 mm (5.72 inches)
Thickness 8.75 mm (0.34 inches) 4.7 mm (0.19 inches)
Weight 219 g (7.72 oz) 237 g (8.36 oz)
Waterproof IP69 No
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Gold, Red, Brown Black, Gold, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Magic V6 +1%
89.1%
Magic V2
88.5%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor Magic V6 and Honor Magic V2
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max clock 4320 MHz 3360 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime		 - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 740
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor Magic V6 and Honor Magic V2
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Magic V6 +91%
3707
Magic V2
1938
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Magic V6 +126%
10626
Magic V2
4708
Compute Score (GPU)
Magic V6
27822
Magic V2
n/a
Compute Score (GPU) 27822 -
Single-core score 3707 1938
Multi-core score 10626 4708
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Magic V6 +140%
4166339
Magic V2
1738135
CPU 1213845 564533
GPU 1468351 433857
Memory 570553 325835
UX 913590 413910
Total score 4166339 1738135
Samples Less than 3 [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Magic V6
n/a
Magic V2
1069
Graphics test - 8 FPS
Graphics score - 1069
3DMark Solar Bay
Magic V6
n/a
Magic V2
5507
Stability - 46%
Graphics test - 21 FPS
Section 1 - 24 FPS
Section 2 - 21 FPS
Section 3 - 18 FPS
Graphics score - 5507
Sources: 3DMark [5]
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor Magic V6
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-03 (Kapernax)AnTuTu 124057598
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Honor Magic V2
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-22 -> SenkanokoAnTuTu 111841583
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-08 (Rocky)AnTuTu 111738135
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-28 (Polar)AnTuTu 111701633
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 4200 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 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM MagicOS 10 MagicOS 10
OS size - 26.2 GB
OS updates 7 years -
Security updates 7 years -

Battery

Capacity 6660 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 66 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (66 W) No
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 20 min)
Full charging time - 0:56 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 9216 x 6912 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2.5x
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
Angle of widest lens - 122Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 64 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 20 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.6 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX906 Sony IMX866
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.49" (β‰ˆ 0.67 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 64 MP 20 MP
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Focal length 70 mm 62 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV64B -
Sensor size 1/2.0" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch) -
Pixel size 0.7 micron -
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Stabilization Optical Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 5120 x 3840 3840 x 2160
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 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 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 6.0 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.2 Yes, DP 1.2
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
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* Yes 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
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Magic V6
n/a
Magic V2
88.1 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced March 2026 July 2023
Release date March 2026 July 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $1920 $1599
Successor - - Honor Magic V6
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 66 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 V6 is definitely a better buy.

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