Honor MagicBook Art 14 vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)

Compared 2 laptops: Honor MagicBook Art 14, vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor - Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
- Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
- Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-80-100)
- Apple M3
- Apple M3 Pro
- Apple M3 Max
Storage n/a - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
- 8192 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 18 GB
- 24 GB
- 36 GB
- 48 GB
- 64 GB
- 96 GB
- 128 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor MagicBook Art 14 and Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 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 1.02 kg 1.55 kg
Pixel size 316.77x223.63x11.5 mm 312.6x221.2x15.5 mm
Area 708 cm² 691 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 89.6 % 84.6 %
Side bezels 4.1 mm 3.4 mm
Colors - White
- Silver
- Green
- Black
- Silver
- Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 150 ° 135 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count22
Cooler speedn/a6800 RPM
Noise Level35.2 dB48.5 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 14.6 in 14.2 in
Type OLED Mini LED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (24-120 Hz)
Pixel density 257 ppi 254 ppi
Aspect ratio 3:2 16:10
Resolution 3120x2080 pixels 3024x1964 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy Glossy (Anti-Reflective)
Light sensor Yes Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Honor MagicBook Art 14
700 nits
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
600 nits
Contrast1000000:11000000:1
DCI-P3 gamut100 %100 %
sRGB gamut99.9 %100 %
Adobe RGB gamut86 %n/a
Response time1 ms72 ms

Battery

Capacity 60 Wh 70 Wh
Full Charge Time 1:38 h 2:00 h
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes, 100 W
Charge Port Location Left Left, Right
Charge Power 65 W 70/96 W
Cable Length n/a 2 m
Charger weight 199 g 273/315 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core Ultra 5 125H Apple M3
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 4.05 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.5 GHz n/a
Cores 14 (4P + 10E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 18 8
L3 Cache 18 MB n/a
Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (7-Cores) Apple M3 GPU
Process tech. 7 nm 3 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook Art 14
2147
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
2871
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook Art 14
10327
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
11434
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook Art 14
1612
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
1835
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook Art 14
12205
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023)
9989

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel Arc iGPU (7-Cores) Apple M3 GPU (10-core)
TGP 28 W 15 W
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 5 nm 3 nm
GPU Frequency 300 MHz 500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2200 MHz 1600 MHz
FLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS 4.1 TFLOPS
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Tire Width n/a 128 bit
Memory speed 7.47 Gbit/s 6.4 Gbit/s
Shader Units 896 1280
TMUs 56 80
ROPs 24 40

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 8 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Frequency 7467 MHz 6400 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Replaceable No No

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 2x256 GB
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 1 n/a
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 1024 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 4.2 4.2
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Max Volume 79.3 dB 84 dB
Microphones 3 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v7 v6E
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Fingerprint sensor Yes Yes
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A1x3.2No
USB-C2x4.03x4.0
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 4
HDMI1x2.11x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderNoYes
Charging PortNoYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.5 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Sizen/a13.2x8.1 cm
SurfaceGlassGlass
Windows PrecisionYesNo

Note

Honor MagicBook Art 14:

Intel model: Wi-Fi 6E. Snapdragon model: Wi-Fi 7. Snapdragon offers faster memory at 8448 Gbps.

Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M3, 2023):

The M3 Maxversion of the 14-inch MacBook is only available with a 30-core GPU, not the 40-core as listed in the specs. It's approximately 25% slower and features a 384-bit wide memory bus.

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

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