Huawei Pura X Max vs Honor Magic V6
77
out of 100
VS
89
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 7.7-inch Huawei Pura X Max (with HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro) that was released on April 20, 2026, against the Honor Magic V6, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 2 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 Huawei Pura X Max
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Better grip in hands – the body is 25.6 mm narrower
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic V6
- 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4166K versus 2107K)
- Comes with 1360 mAh larger battery capacity: 6660 vs 5300 mAh
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 66W)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- 2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3707 and 1832 points
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 | 7.7 inches | 7.95 inches |
| Resolution | 1828 x 2584 pixels | 2172 x 2352 pixels |
| PPI | 412 ppi | 406 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 1400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | 6000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Kunlun Glass 2 | Honor Super Armored Inner Screen |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8% | 89.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 165.5 mm (6.52 inches) | 156.7 mm (6.17 inches) |
| Width | 120 mm (4.72 inches) | 145.6 mm (5.73 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.2 mm (0.2 inches) | 8.75 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 229 g (8.08 oz) | 219 g (7.72 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP59 | IP69 |
| Rear material | Glass | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Green, Orange | White, Black, Gold, Red, Brown |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 2750 MHz | 4320 MHz |
| CPU cores | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.72 GHz: Taishan v124 Little - 4 cores at 2.27 GHz: Taishan v124 Mid - 1 core at 2.75 GHz: Taishan v124 Big |
- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Hexagon |
| Graphics | HiSilicon Maleoon 935 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 933 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2866.1 GFLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 27822 |
| Single-core score | 1832 | 3707 |
| Multi-core score | 5671 | 10626 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 690190 | 1213845 |
| GPU | 344966 | 1468351 |
| Memory | 580178 | 570553 |
| UX | 491967 | 913590 |
| Total score | 2107301 | 4166339 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#14th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | - | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | - | No |
Software
| Operating system | HarmonyOS 6.1 | Android 16 |
| ROM | - | MagicOS 10 |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5300 mAh | 6660 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (66 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | - |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 9216 x 6912 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual 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 |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12.5 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 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/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX906 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 81 mm | 70 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV64B |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12.5 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 20 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 5120 x 3840 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Autofocus | - | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Additional lens | 8 MP | 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 | 6.0 |
| 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, NAVIC | 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* | 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 |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | April 2026 | March 2026 |
| Release date | May 2026 | March 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1610 | $1920 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - 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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