Honor MagicBook 16 (2022) vs Honor MagicBook 14 (2023)

Compared 2 laptops: Honor MagicBook 16 (2022), vs Honor MagicBook 14 (2023). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor - AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
n/a
Storage n/a - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
RAM n/a - 16 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor MagicBook 16 (2022) and Honor MagicBook 14 (2023)
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 1.84 kg 1.52 kg
Pixel size 368x236x18.2 mm 307.51x227.56x16.9 mm
Area 868 cm² 700 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 82.3 % 85.8 %
Side bezels 5.8 mm 3.7 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135 ° 145 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metaln/aNo
Cooler count21
Noise Level47 dB41.2 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16.1 in 14.2 in
Type IPS LCD LTPS LCD
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Pixel density 137 ppi 155 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 3:2
Resolution 1920x1080 pixels 1920x1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Light sensor No No
Display test
Max brightness
Honor MagicBook 16 (2022)
300 nits
Honor MagicBook 14 (2023)
460 nits
Contrast1179:11500:1
DCI-P3 gamut68.4 %n/a
sRGB gamut98.9 %100 %
Adobe RGB gamut68.6 %n/a
Response time14 ms7 ms

Battery

Capacity 56 Wh 75 Wh
Full Charge Time 1:46 h n/a
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 65 W 65 W
Cable Length n/a 1.7 m
Charger weight 200 g 200 g

Processor

Processor AMD Ryzen 5 5600H Intel Core i5 13500H
Base frequency 3.3 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.2 GHz 4.7 GHz
Cores 6 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 12 16
L3 Cache 16 MB 18 MB
Integrated Graphics Radeon RX Vega 7 Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Process tech. 7 nm 10 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook 16 (2022)
1843
Honor MagicBook 14 (2023)
2405
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook 16 (2022)
6748
Honor MagicBook 14 (2023)
11091
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook 16 (2022)
1355
Honor MagicBook 14 (2023)
1712
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook 16 (2022)
9542
Honor MagicBook 14 (2023)
14068

GPU Model

GPU Model Radeon RX Vega 7 GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB
TGP 10 W 50 W
Nvidia Optimus n/a Yes
Graphics Type Integrated Discrete
Process tech. 7 nm 8 nm
GPU Frequency 300 MHz 1185 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1800 MHz 1417 MHz
FLOPS 1.6 TFLOPS 5.8 TFLOPS
Video Memory n/a 4
Memory Type DDR4 GDDR6
Tire Width n/a 128 bit
Memory speed 3.2 Gbit/s 12 Gbit/s
Shader Units 448 2048
TMUs 28 64
ROPs 8 40

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 16 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 3200 MHz 4800 MHz
Type DDR4 LPDDR5
Replaceable No No

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Max Volume 80.8 dB 74.2 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v6E
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.2
Fingerprint sensor Yes Yes
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display In the keyboard button
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Ports
USB-A2x3.21x3.2
USB-C2x3.22x3.2
ThunderboltNoNo
HDMI1x2.01x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortNoNo

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel n/a 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size12.0x7.2 cm12.0x7.2 cm
SurfaceGlassGlass
Windows PrecisionYesYes
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