Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025) vs Honor Magicbook Pro 16

Compared 2 laptops: Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025), vs Honor Magicbook Pro 16. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor n/a - Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
- Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
Storage - 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
n/a
RAM - 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 32 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025) and Honor Magicbook Pro 16
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 1.51 kg 1.79 kg
Pixel size 340.4x237.6x11.5 mm 354x242x19.9 mm
Area 809 cm² 857 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 83.9 % 86.6 %
Side bezels 5.4 mm 4.7 mm
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
- White
- Purple
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 130 ° 180 °
Cooling system
Cooling typePassiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler countn/a2

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 15.3 in 16 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No n/a
Pixel density 224 ppi 226 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880x1864 pixels 3072x1920 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy (Anti-Reflective) n/a
Light sensor Yes Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
500 nits
Honor Magicbook Pro 16
500 nits
Contrast1641:11200:1
DCI-P3 gamut98.7 %100 %
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
Adobe RGB gamut88.3 %n/a
Response time24 msn/a

Battery

Capacity 66.5 Wh 75 Wh
Full Charge Time 2:44 h n/a
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 35/70 W 90/140 W
Cable Length 2 m n/a
Charger weight 188/208 g 237 g

Processor

Processor Apple M4 (10-Core) Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
Base frequency 4.41 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency n/a 4.5 GHz
Cores 10 (4P + 6E) 14 (4P + 10E)
Threads 10 18
L3 Cache n/a 18 MB
Integrated Graphics Apple M4 GPU (10-core) Arc Graphics (7-Cores)
Process tech. 3 nm 7 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
3711
Honor Magicbook Pro 16
2275
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
14769
Honor Magicbook Pro 16
10842
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
2072
Honor Magicbook Pro 16
1675
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple MacBook Air 15 M4 (2025)
11711
Honor Magicbook Pro 16
12865

GPU Model

GPU Model Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB
TGP 18 W n/a
Graphics Type Integrated Discrete
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
GPU Frequency 500 MHz n/a
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz n/a
FLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS 14.6 TFLOPS
Video Memory n/a 8
Memory Type LPDDR5X GDDR6
Tire Width 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 7.5 Gbit/s 16 Gbit/s
Shader Units 1280 3072
TMUs 80 96
ROPs 40 48

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 8 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 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 1x1024 GB
Replaceable No Yes
Total Slots n/a 1
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 256 GB 1024 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.4 2.4
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Max Volume 85.8 dB n/a
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 1920x1080
Ports
USB-ANo2x3.2
USB-C2x4.02x3.2
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 4
HDMINo1x2.1
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/a13.4x8.1 cm
SurfaceGlassGlass
Windows PrecisionNoYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

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