Honor MagicBook X 16 2024 vs Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)

Compared 2 laptops: Honor MagicBook X 16 2024, vs Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
RAM - 8 GB
- 16 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor MagicBook X 16 2024 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 1.68 kg 1.51 kg
Pixel size 356.2x250.1x17.9 mm 340.4x237.6x11.5 mm
Area 891 cm² 809 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 83.3 % 83.9 %
Side bezels 5.8 mm 5.4 mm
Colors Gray - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 150 ° 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 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Pixel density 142 ppi 224 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920x1200 pixels 2880x1864 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Glossy (Anti-Reflective)
Light sensor n/a Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Honor MagicBook X 16 2024
300 nits
Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)
500 nits
Contrast1000:11223:1
DCI-P3 gamutn/a97.5 %
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a86.3 %
Response timen/a27 ms

Battery

Capacity 42 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 65 W 35/40/70 W
Cable Length n/a 2 m
Charger weight n/a 116/80/167 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core i5 12450H Apple M5 (10-Core)
Base frequency 2 GHz 4.61 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.4 GHz n/a
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 10 (4P + 6E)
Threads 12 10
L3 Cache 12 MB n/a
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) Apple M5 GPU (10-core)
Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X 16 2024
2270
Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)
4121
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X 16 2024
8533
Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)
17463
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X 16 2024
1596
Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X 16 2024
9935
Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026)
n/a

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) Apple M5 GPU (10-Core)
TGP 15 W n/a
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
GPU Frequency 400 MHz n/a
Boost GPU Frequency 1200 MHz 1620 MHz
FLOPS 0.9 TFLOPS 4.1 TFLOPS
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Tire Width n/a 128 bit
Memory speed 4.27 Gbit/s 9.6 Gbit/s
Shader Units 384 1280
TMUs 24 80
ROPs 12 40

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 16 GB
Channels 2x4 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 4266 MHz 9600 MHz
Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Replaceable No No

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 2x256 GB
Replaceable Yes No
Total Slots 1 n/a
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.0 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 No Yes
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A2x3.2No
USB-C1x3.22x4.0
ThunderboltNoThunderbolt 4
HDMI1x1.4No
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
Size11.9x7.1 cmn/a
Surfacen/aGlass
Windows PrecisionYesNo
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 (2026) the clear winner in this comparison.

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