Xiaomi 14 Pro vs Honor Magic 6 Pro

79 out of 100
Xiaomi 14 Pro
VS
83 out of 100
Honor Magic 6 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.73-inch Xiaomi 14 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) that was released on October 26, 2023, against the Honor Magic 6 Pro, which is powered by the same chip and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 14 Pro
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • The rear camera has a 3.2x optical zoom
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 80W)
  • Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • 15% higher pixel density (522 vs 453 PPI)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 6 Pro
  • Delivers 50% higher peak brightness (1578 against 1054 nits)
  • Shows 13% longer battery life (28:35 vs 25:21 hours)
  • Comes with 720 mAh larger battery capacity: 5600 vs 4880 mAh

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi 14 Pro and Honor Magic 6 Pro 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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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
22.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
41.9
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.73 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3200 pixels 1280 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 522 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 3000 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 5000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Xiaomi Longjing Glass Jurhino Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 92.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.5% 99.7%
PWM 120 Hz 360 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1054 nits
1578 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) 162.5 mm (6.4 inches)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 inches) 75.8 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.49 mm (0.33 inches) 8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 223 g (7.87 oz) 225 g (7.94 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Gray, Green White, Black, Blue, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
89.9%
92.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi 14 Pro and Honor Magic 6 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max clock 3300 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
GPU
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 750
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 903-1000 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS ~2774 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi 14 Pro and Honor Magic 6 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2129
2218
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
14 Pro +2%
6906
Compute Score (GPU)
13963
13918
Compute Score (GPU) 13963 13918
Single-core score 2129 2218
Multi-core score 6906 6749
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
14 Pro +2%
2397671
2345589
CPU 690713 668505
GPU 829399 826271
Memory 341008 360598
UX 536551 490215
Total score 2397671 2345589
Samples [9 tests] [7 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
1589
1700
Stability 89% 66%
Graphics test 12 FPS 13 FPS
Graphics score 1589 1700
3DMark Solar Bay
8037
8599
Stability 85% -
Graphics test 31 FPS 33 FPS
Section 1 36 FPS 36 FPS
Section 2 31 FPS 33 FPS
Section 3 25 FPS 29 FPS
Graphics score 8037 8599
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
4526
4854
Stability 83% 66%
Graphics test 27 FPS 29 FPS
Graphics score 4526 4854
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
14 Pro +1%
16058
15911
Web score 14546 17561
Video editing 7908 7737
Photo editing 31773 32627
Data manipulation 14905 13971
Writing score 20028 17036
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (156th and 172nd place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi 14 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-21 (Nipple Power)AnTuTu2320631
📘 2026-08-08 (Shionnnfu)AnTuTu2413075
📘 2026-08-05 (Sulaiman Samimi)AnTuTu2304066
📘 2026-04-21 (DecayCat)GeekBench CPU2127 / 6966
📘 2026-04-21 (DecayCat)AnTuTu2433153
Honor Magic 6 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-04-08 (NikimanTI)AnTuTu2379278
📘 2026-02-24 (techtest)AnTuTu2397180
📘 2026-02-14 (7xossam1)AnTuTu2303462
📘 2026-02-07 (Honor android sigma🗿)AnTuTu2390790
📘 2026-01-09 (freqr)AnTuTu2331069

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM HyperOS 3 MagicOS 9
OS size - 26 GB
OS updates 4 years 2 years
Security updates 5 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 4880 mAh 5600 mAh
Max charge power 120 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)
Fast charging Yes (50% in 8 min) Yes (47% in 15 min)
Full charging time 0:18 hr 0:44 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:49 hr 12:44 hr
Watching video 16:30 hr 18:35 hr
Gaming 05:10 hr 06:20 hr
Standby 113 hr 122 hr
General battery life
25:21 hr
28:35 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3.2x Optical, 2.5x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 1920 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 115° 122°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 180 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.4 - 4.0 f/1.4 - 2.0
Focal length 23 mm 27 mm
Sensor Samsung Light Hunter 900 Omnivision OV50H
Sensor size 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch)
Pixel size 1.2 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 180 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.6
Focal length 75 mm 68 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP3
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/1.49" (≈ 0.67 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.56 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 14 mm 13 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Omnivision OV50D
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 0.61 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 85
Preview - 83
Zoom - 160
Samples - Photo samples of Honor Magic 6 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 22 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV32B Sony IMX816
Sensor size 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.6 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No Yes
DxOMark front camera
Photo - 149
Video - 155

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 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 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
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 Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
14 Pro +3%
90.5 dB
87.7 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2023 January 2024
Release date October 2023 January 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $1100 $800
Successor - Xiaomi 15 Pro - Honor Magic 8 Pro
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 120 W Yes, 80 W
Further details
Notes on 14 Pro:
    - New Longjing Glass is used. The frame can be either aluminum or titanium, with a weight difference of 7 grams.
Notes on Magic 6 Pro:
    - The rear cover is available in eco-leather, which adds 4 grams to the smartphone's weight.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Honor Magic 6 Pro. But if the software and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi 14 Pro.

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