Honor Magicbook Pro 16 vs MSI Katana 15 (2025)

Compared 2 laptops: Honor Magicbook Pro 16, vs MSI Katana 15 (2025). 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
- Intel Core i7 14650HX
- Intel Core i9 14900HX
Storage n/a - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 96 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magicbook Pro 16 and MSI Katana 15 (2025)
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 2.4 kg
Pixel size 354x242x19.9 mm 359x262x25.5 mm
Area 857 cm² 941 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 86.6 % 71.4 %
Side bezels 4.7 mm 6.8 mm
Colors - White
- Purple
Black
Material Aluminum Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180 ° n/a
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count22

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16 in 15.6 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 165 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate n/a No
Pixel density 226 ppi 141 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 3072x1920 pixels 1920x1080 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync Tech No n/a
Touchscreen No No
Coating n/a Matte
Light sensor Yes No
Display test
Max brightness
Honor Magicbook Pro 16
500 nits
MSI Katana 15 (2025)
300 nits
Contrast1200:1n/a
DCI-P3 gamut100 %n/a

Battery

Capacity 75 Wh 75 Wh
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 90/140 W 240 W
Charger weight 237 g n/a

Processor

Processor Intel Core Ultra 5 125H Intel Core i7 14650HX
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 2.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.5 GHz 5.2 GHz
Cores 14 (4P + 10E) 16 (8P + 8E)
Threads 18 24
L3 Cache 18 MB 30 MB
Integrated Graphics Arc Graphics (7-Cores) Intel UHD Graphics (16EU)
Process tech. 7 nm 10 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magicbook Pro 16
2275
MSI Katana 15 (2025)
2738
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magicbook Pro 16
10842
MSI Katana 15 (2025)
15920
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Honor Magicbook Pro 16
1675
MSI Katana 15 (2025)
2009
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magicbook Pro 16
12865
MSI Katana 15 (2025)
25178

GPU Model

GPU Model GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop 8GB
TGP n/a 115 W
Nvidia Optimus n/a MUX
Graphics Type Discrete Discrete
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
FLOPS 14.6 TFLOPS 14.9 TFLOPS
Video Memory 8 8
Memory Type GDDR6 GDDR7
Tire Width 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 16 Gbit/s 24 Gbit/s
Shader Units 3072 2560
TMUs 96 80
ROPs 48 32

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 16 GB
Channels 2x4 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 6400 MHz 5600 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR5
Replaceable No Yes
Total Slots n/a 2
Max RAM n/a 96

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x1024 GB 1x512 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 1024 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.4 2.0
Speaker Power n/a 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos No No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v6E
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.3
Fingerprint sensor Yes No
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1920x1080 1280x720
Ports
USB-A2x3.23x3.2
USB-C2x3.21x3.2
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4No
HDMI1x2.11x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoYes
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortNoYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.5 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size13.4x8.1 cmn/a
SurfaceGlassPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

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