Huawei Mate 70 Pro vs Honor Magic 7 Pro
72
out of 100
VS
86
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Huawei Mate 70 Pro (with HiSilicon Kirin 9020) that was released on November 26, 2024, against the Honor Magic 7 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and came out 1 month 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 Huawei Mate 70 Pro
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 7 Pro
- 2.3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3014K versus 1328K)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite
- 89% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3051 and 1614 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1316 x 2832 pixels | 1280 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 440 ppi | 453 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2500 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 5000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Huawei Kunlun Glass 2 | NanoCrystal Shield |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.2% | 90.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 99.8% |
| PWM | - | 360 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.6 mm (6.48 inches) | 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 79.5 mm (3.13 inches) | 77.1 mm (3.04 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.8 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 221 g (7.8 oz) | 223 g (7.87 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | White, Black, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.63/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Good (C) · 90 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Taishan-Little - 3 cores at 2.15 GHz: TaiShan V120 - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: TaiShan V121 |
- 6 cores at 3.53 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix M) - 2 cores at 4.32 GHz: Oryon (Phoenix L) |
| L3 cache | 10 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Maleoon 910 | Adreno 830 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1720.3 GFLOPS | ~3379.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4921 | 18499 |
| Single-core score | 1614 | 3051 |
| Multi-core score | 5159 | 8977 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 442025 | 890143 |
| GPU | 273448 | 1168623 |
| Memory | 327173 | 371223 |
| UX | 285378 | 584444 |
| Total score | 1328024 | 3014433 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [15 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 62% |
| Graphics test | - | 18 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2482 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 43 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 49 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 44 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 37 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 11409 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 24937 |
| Video editing | - | 8080 |
| Photo editing | - | 41656 |
| Data manipulation | - | 16836 |
| Writing score | - | 26740 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#98th place)
Recent User Tests
Huawei Mate 70 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-13 (AndreyK) | AnTuTu | 1372431 |
| 📘 2026-08-22 (A_s_t_r_a) | AnTuTu | 1328024 |
Honor Magic 7 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-28 (Hyenasher) | GeekBench CPU | 3051 / 8977 |
| 📘 2026-07-08 (Jason) | AnTuTu | 3112895 |
| 📘 2026-06-20 -> Sang | AnTuTu | 3014433 |
| 📘 2026-06-19 -> Sang | AnTuTu | 3007761 |
| 📘 2026-06-05 (hystericalneurosis) | GeekBench CPU | 2981 / 8762 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | - | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | - | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | - | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | HarmonyOS 4.3 | Android 15 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | - | MagicOS 10 |
| OS size | - | 30.2 GB |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5500 mAh | 5850 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (80 W) | Yes (80 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (90% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:36 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1200 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 13:07 hr |
| Watching video | - | 16:11 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:20 hr |
| Standby | - | 109 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#114th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 3x |
| 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 | 960 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 122° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 4.0 | f/1.4 - 2.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV50H |
| Sensor size | - | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.6 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 93 mm | 60 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP3 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.56 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 40 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV50D |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.61 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 160 |
| Zoom | - | 150 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Honor Magic 7 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | CMOS | Sony IMX816 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.93" (≈ 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.6 micron |
| Autofocus | No | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | Yes | Yes |
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 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| 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, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| 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 | 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 |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2024 | October 2024 |
| Release date | November 2024 | November 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $900 | $1100 |
| Successor | - Huawei Mate 80 Pro | - Honor Magic 8 Pro |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 100 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 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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