Honor GT vs Magic 6 Ultimate
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.7-inch Honor GT (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on December 17, 2024, against the Honor Magic 6 Ultimate, which is powered by the same chip and came out 9 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Honor GT
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 80W)
- Weighs 31 grams less
- The phone is 9 months newer
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
- The rear camera has a 2.5x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to 66W
- Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1200 x 2664 pixels | 1280 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 436 ppi | 453 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | 5000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | King Kong Rhinoceros |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.7% | 92.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 161 mm (6.34 inches) | 162.5 mm (6.4 inches) |
| Width | 74.2 mm (2.92 inches) | 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.7 mm (0.3 inches) | 8.9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 196 g (6.91 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | - | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green | Black, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3000 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 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 |
- 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 | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 750 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 903-1000 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 16418 |
| Single-core score | 2180 | 2291 |
| Multi-core score | 7202 | 7137 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 685467 | 708761 |
| GPU | 811418 | 787490 |
| Memory | 314614 | 394594 |
| UX | 592892 | 489994 |
| Total score | 2341391 | 2380839 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 71% | - |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 1701 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 32 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 36 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 32 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 27 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 8433 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | 27 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 4676 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 15905 | - |
| Video editing | 7642 | - |
| Photo editing | 31492 | - |
| Data manipulation | 15174 | - |
| Writing score | 16704 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (190th and 176th place)
Recent User Tests
Honor GT
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-04-09 -> AizenSosuke. | AnTuTu 11 | 2310249 |
| π 2026-03-16 (Khurshedjoni Hisori) | AnTuTu 11 | 2341391 |
| π 2026-01-20 (Cyn) | AnTuTu 11 | 2270132 |
| π 2026-01-04 (Empyre) | AnTuTu 11 | 2356037 |
| π 2026-01-04 (Empyre) | AnTuTu 11 | 2348856 |
Honor Magic 6 Ultimate
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 14 |
| ROM | MagicOS 9 | MagicOS 8 |
| OS size | - | 26 GB |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 3 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5300 mAh | 5600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (66 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (59% in 15 min) | Yes (47% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:41 hr | 0:44 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | 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 |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 112Β° | 122Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 180 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.4 - 2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX906 | Omnivision OVH9000 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.3" (β 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | - | 180 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.6 |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL HP3 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/1.49" (β 0.67 inch) |
| Stabilization | - | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.61 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 2520 x 1080 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 22 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX816 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.51" (β 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | - | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | Yes |
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 | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | 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 |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | December 2024 | March 2024 |
| Release date | December 2024 | March 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $405 | $1299 |
| Successor | - Honor Magic 6 Ultimate | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 80 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Honor Magic 6 Ultimate. But if the software, design, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Honor GT.
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