Honor MagicBook X 14 Pro vs Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)

Compared 2 laptops: Honor MagicBook X 14 Pro, vs Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Processor - AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
- AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
- Intel Core i5 13500H
n/a
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
RAM n/a - 8 GB
- 16 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor MagicBook X 14 Pro and Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
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 1.34 kg 1.29 kg
Pixel size 313.2x221.6x15.9 mm 304.1x212.4x16.1 mm
Area 694 cm² 646 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 81.9 % 79.4 %
Side bezels 5.8 mm 8.8 mm
Colors Silver - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 150 ° 130 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActivePassive
Vapor chamberNoYes
Liquid metalNon/a
Cooler count1n/a

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 14 in 13.3 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate n/a No
Pixel density 189 ppi 227 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2240x1400 pixels 2560x1600 pixels
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Glossy (Anti-Reflective)
Light sensor No Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Honor MagicBook X 14 Pro
300 nits
Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
400 nits
Contrast1200:11069:1
DCI-P3 gamutn/a98.6 %
sRGB gamut100 %99.8 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a85.9 %
Response timen/a35 ms

Battery

Capacity 60 Wh 49.9 Wh
Voltage n/a 11.4 V
Full Charge Time n/a 2:23 h
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes, 65 W
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 65 W 30 W
Cable Length n/a 2 m
Charger weight 200 g 172 g

Processor

Processor AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS Apple M1
Base frequency 3.8 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency 5.1 GHz n/a
Cores 8 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 16 8
L3 Cache 16 MB n/a
Integrated Graphics Radeon 780M Apple M1 GPU
Process tech. 4 nm 5 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X 14 Pro
2478
Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
2331
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X 14 Pro
11638
Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
8630
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X 14 Pro
1741
Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
1469
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X 14 Pro
16371
Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
7548

GPU Model

GPU Model Radeon 780M Apple M1 GPU (8-core)
TGP 15 W 15 W
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 4 nm 5 nm
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 450 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 2700 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS 4.1 TFLOPS 2.6 TFLOPS
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Tire Width n/a 128 bit
Memory speed 6.4 Gbit/s 4.27 Gbit/s
Shader Units 768 1024
TMUs 48 64
ROPs 32 32

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 8 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Frequency 6400 MHz 4266 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Replaceable No No

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 2x128 GB
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 1 n/a
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 256 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Max Volume n/a 79.6 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6E v6
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Fingerprint sensor Yes Yes
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Ports
USB-A2x3.2No
USB-C1x4.02x3.1
ThunderboltNoThunderbolt 3
HDMI1x1.4No
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 1.5 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Sizen/a12.1x8.1 cm
SurfaceGlassGlass
Windows PrecisionYesNo
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

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