Honor Magicbook Pro 16 vs Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)

Compared 2 laptops: Honor Magicbook Pro 16, vs Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026). 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
n/a
Storage n/a - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magicbook Pro 16 and Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)
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 1.79 kg 1.51 kg
Pixel size 354x242x19.9 mm 340.4x237.6x11.5 mm
Area 857 cm² 809 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 86.6 % 83.9 %
Side bezels 4.7 mm 5.4 mm
Colors - White
- Purple
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180 ° 130 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActivePassive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count2n/a

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16 in 15.3 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate n/a No
Pixel density 226 ppi 224 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 3072x1920 pixels 2880x1864 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating n/a Glossy (Anti-Reflective)
Light sensor Yes Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Honor Magicbook Pro 16
500 nits
Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)
500 nits
Contrast1200:11223:1
DCI-P3 gamut100 %97.5 %
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a86.3 %
Response timen/a27 ms

Battery

Capacity 75 Wh 66.5 Wh
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes, 70 W
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 90/140 W 35/40/70 W
Cable Length n/a 2 m
Charger weight 237 g 116/80/167 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core Ultra 5 125H Apple M5 (10-Core)
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 4.61 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.5 GHz n/a
Cores 14 (4P + 10E) 10 (4P + 6E)
Threads 18 10
L3 Cache 18 MB n/a
Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (7-Cores) Apple M5 GPU (10-core)
Process tech. 7 nm 3 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magicbook Pro 16
2275
Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)
4121
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magicbook Pro 16
10842
Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)
17463
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Honor Magicbook Pro 16
1675
Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magicbook Pro 16
12865
Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)
n/a

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB Apple M5 GPU (10-Core)
Graphics Type Discrete Integrated
Process tech. 5 nm 3 nm
Boost GPU Frequency n/a 1620 MHz
FLOPS 14.6 TFLOPS 4.1 TFLOPS
Video Memory 8 n/a
Memory Type GDDR6 LPDDR5X
Tire Width 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 16 Gbit/s 9.6 Gbit/s
Shader Units 3072 1280
TMUs 96 80
ROPs 48 40

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 16 GB
Channels 2x4 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 6400 MHz 9600 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
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 2.4 2.4
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Max Volume n/a 84.8 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v7
Bluetooth version 5.1 6.0
Fingerprint sensor Yes Yes
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A2x3.2No
USB-C2x3.22x4.0
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 4
HDMI1x2.1No
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortNoYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.5 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Size13.4x8.1 cmn/a
SurfaceGlassGlass
Windows PrecisionYesNo
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

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