Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025) vs Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024

Compared 2 laptops: Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025), vs Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Battery n/a - 60 W
- 75 W
Storage - 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 32 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025) and Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024
System Performance
System and app performance
Gaming Performance
Graphics in popular 3D games
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Battery Life
Estimated real-world battery life
Connectivity
Ports, webcam, and interfaces
Case & Design
Appearance, materials, durability, comfort
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Body

Design and ergonomics comparison
Weight 1.24 kg 1.75 kg
Pixel size 304.1x215x11.3 mm 356.2x250.1x17.9 mm
Area 654 cm² 891 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 82 % 83.3 %
Side bezels 5.6 mm 5.8 mm
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 130 ° 150 °
Cooling system
Cooling typePassiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler countn/a1

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 13.6 in 16 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No n/a
Pixel density 225 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560x1664 pixels 1920x1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy (Anti-Reflective) n/a
Light sensor Yes n/a
Display test
Max brightness
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
500 nits
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024
300 nits
Contrastn/a1200:1
sRGB gamutn/a100 %

Battery

Capacity 53.8 Wh 60 Wh
Full Charge Time n/a 1:30 h
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes, 70 W Yes
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 30/35/70 W 65 W
Cable Length 2 m n/a
Charger weight 183/207 g n/a

Processor

Processor Apple M4 (10-Core) AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
Base frequency 4.41 GHz 3.8 GHz
Turbo Frequency n/a 5.1 GHz
Cores 10 (4P + 6E) 8
Threads 10 16
L3 Cache n/a 16 MB
Integrated Graphics Apple M4 GPU (10-core) Radeon 780M
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
3721
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024
2485
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
14341
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024
11383
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
2023
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024
1767
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025)
11736
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024
15797

GPU Model

GPU Model Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) Radeon 780M
TGP 18 W 15 W
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
GPU Frequency 500 MHz 800 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 2700 MHz
FLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS 4.1 TFLOPS
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Tire Width 128 bit n/a
Memory speed 7.5 Gbit/s 6.4 Gbit/s
Shader Units 1280 768
TMUs 80 48
ROPs 40 32

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 16 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 7500 MHz 6400 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Replaceable No No

Storage

Bus Custom PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x512 GB
Replaceable No Yes
Total Slots n/a 1
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 256 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.2 2.0
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Microphones 3 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v6
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.1
Fingerprint sensor Yes Yes
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Ports
USB-ANo2x3.2
USB-C2x4.02x3.2
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4No
HDMINo1x1.4
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortYesNo

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Sizen/a11.9x7.1 cm
SurfaceGlassPlastic
Windows PrecisionNoNo
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple MacBook Air 13 M4 (2025) the clear winner in this comparison.

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