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Honor Magic 6 Lite vs 200 Lite

56 out of 100
Honor Magic 6 Lite
VS
48 out of 100
Honor 200 Lite
Honor Magic 6 Lite
Honor 200 Lite

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Honor Magic 6 Lite (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1) that was released on December 4, 2023, against the Honor 200 Lite, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6080 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 (1)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 6 Lite
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
  • 38% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (764K versus 552K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 5300 vs 4500 mAh
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
  • Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Honor 200 Lite
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Weighs 19 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Honor Magic 6 Lite and 200 Lite 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.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
57.4
(Average)
Value Index
31.1
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2652 pixels 1080 x 2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20.1:9
PPI 429 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 600 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4% 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 96.6% -
PWM 528 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Magic 6 Lite
996 nits
200 Lite
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) 161.05 mm (6.34 inches)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) 74.55 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) 6.78 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 166 g (5.86 oz)
Waterproof IP53 No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Green, Orange Black, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Magic 6 Lite +2%
91.4%
200 Lite
89.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Honor Magic 6 Lite and Honor 200 Lite
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 MediaTek Dimensity 6080
Max clock 2200 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78		 - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache - 2 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Mali-G57 MC2
GPU shading units 256 64
GPU clock 676 MHz 1068 MHz
FLOPS ~346.1 GFLOPS ~136.7 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Honor Magic 6 Lite and Honor 200 Lite
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Magic 6 Lite
768
200 Lite +1%
773
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Magic 6 Lite
1695
200 Lite +22%
2076
Single-core score 768 773
Multi-core score 1695 2076
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Magic 6 Lite +38%
764174
200 Lite
552130
CPU 288272 209812
GPU 55940 48790
Memory 206760 148929
UX 213202 144599
Total score 764174 552130
Samples Less than 3 [2 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Magic 6 Lite +32%
198
200 Lite
150
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 198 150
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Magic 6 Lite +34%
12117
200 Lite
9020
Web score 11724 9119
Video editing 7192 4847
Photo editing 23664 17079
Data manipulation 9644 7005
Writing score 13859 10618
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Honor Magic 6 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-06-14 (Iuli)AnTuTu 11764174
📘 2025-01-09 (Avery)Geekbench 6 CPU768 / 1695
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Honor 200 Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-27 (Dadaba)AnTuTu 11587520
📘 2026-01-16 (Klogu)AnTuTu 11540456
📘 2025-11-10 (Duic)AnTuTu 11552130
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM Magic UI 9.0 MagicOS 10
OS size 33 GB -
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5300 mAh 4500 mAh
Max charge power 35 W 35 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (80% in 50 min) Yes (80% in 51 min)
Full charging time 1:23 hr 1:52 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:25 hr -
Watching video 16:12 hr -
Gaming 05:19 hr -
Standby 111 hr -
General battery life
Magic 6 Lite
24:47 hr
200 Lite
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 108 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 12000 x 9000 12000 x 9000
Zoom Digital (lossless), 3x Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) -
Lenses 1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 5 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 108 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Sensor Samsung HM6 -
Sensor size 1/1.67" (≈ 0.6 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 5 MP 5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 45
Preview - 50
Zoom - 64
Samples - Photo samples of Honor 200 Lite from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 3456 x 4608 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.1
Sensor CMOS -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort - No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
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* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos - No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Magic 6 Lite
90.2 dB
200 Lite
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced December 2023 April 2024
Release date December 2023 May 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $279 $329
Successor - Honor Magic 8 Lite 5G - Honor 400 Lite
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included 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 6 Lite is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
33 (80.5%)
8 (19.5%)
Total votes: 41

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Zach July 19, 2024 at 07:41 PM
The Magic 6 Lite DOESN'T COME with charger.
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