Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) vs Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024

Compared 2 laptops: Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023), 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
Processor - Apple M2 Pro
- Apple M2 Max
n/a
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
- 8192 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 96 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) 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 2.15 kg 1.75 kg
Pixel size 355.7x248.1x16.8 mm 356.2x250.1x17.9 mm
Area 882 cm² 891 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 86.2 % 83.3 %
Side bezels 3.4 mm 5.8 mm
Colors - Silver
- Gray
Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135 ° 150 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count21
Cooler speed6000 RPMn/a
Noise Level43.2 dBn/a

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16.2 in 16 in
Type Mini LED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) n/a
Pixel density 254 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 3456x2234 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 Pro 16 (2023)
500 nits
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024
300 nits
Contrast504000:11200:1
DCI-P3 gamut99 %n/a
sRGB gamut100 %100 %
Adobe RGB gamut88.5 %n/a
Response time63 msn/a

Battery

Capacity 100 Wh 60 Wh
Full Charge Time 1:25 h 1:30 h
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes, 100 W Yes
Charge Port Location Left, Right Left
Charge Power 140 W 65 W
Cable Length 2 m n/a
Charger weight 353 g n/a

Processor

Processor Apple M2 Pro AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
Base frequency 3.5 GHz 3.8 GHz
Turbo Frequency n/a 5.1 GHz
Cores 12 (8P + 4E) 8
Threads 12 16
L3 Cache n/a 16 MB
Integrated Graphics Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) Radeon 780M
Process tech. 5 nm 4 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023)
2671
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024
2485
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023)
14675
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024
11383
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023)
1600
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024
1767
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023)
13788
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2024
15797

GPU Model

GPU Model Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) Radeon 780M
TGP 35 W 15 W
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 5 nm 4 nm
GPU Frequency 450 MHz 800 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1398 MHz 2700 MHz
FLOPS 6.8 TFLOPS 4.1 TFLOPS
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Tire Width 256 bit n/a
Memory speed 6.4 Gbit/s 6.4 Gbit/s
Shader Units 2432 768
TMUs 152 48
ROPs 76 32

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 16 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 6400 MHz 6400 MHz
Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Replaceable No No

Storage

Bus Custom PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 2x256 GB 1x512 GB
Replaceable No Yes
Total Slots n/a 1
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 4.2 2.0
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Max Volume 86.1 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 1280x720
Ports
USB-ANo2x3.2
USB-C3x4.02x3.2
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4No
HDMI1x2.11x1.4
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderYesNo
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
Size15.5x9.9 cm11.9x7.1 cm
SurfaceGlassPlastic
Windows PrecisionNoNo

Note

Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023):

Entry-level configuration includes a 10-core CPU and 16-core GPU, contrasting the 12-core CPU and 19-core GPU we tested, resulting in roughly a 15% multi-core performance reduction. Entry-level configuration featuring 512 GB storage uses slower single-channel SSD, whereas 1 TB or larger versions incorporate dual-channel SSDs.

* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) the clear winner in this comparison.

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