Honor MagicBook X 16 2024 vs Honor MagicBook 14 (2023)

Compared 2 laptops: Honor MagicBook X 16 2024, vs Honor MagicBook 14 (2023). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor MagicBook X 16 2024 and Honor MagicBook 14 (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 1.68 kg 1.52 kg
Pixel size 356.2x250.1x17.9 mm 307.51x227.56x16.9 mm
Area 891 cm² 700 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 83.3 % 85.8 %
Side bezels 5.8 mm 3.7 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 150 ° 145 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count21
Noise Leveln/a41.2 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16 in 14.2 in
Type IPS LCD LTPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No n/a
Pixel density 142 ppi 155 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 3:2
Resolution 1920x1200 pixels 1920x1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Light sensor n/a No
Display test
Max brightness
Honor MagicBook X 16 2024
300 nits
Honor MagicBook 14 (2023)
460 nits
Contrast1000:11500:1
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
Response timen/a7 ms

Battery

Capacity 42 Wh 75 Wh
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 65 W 65 W
Cable Length n/a 1.7 m
Charger weight n/a 200 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core i5 12450H Intel Core i5 13500H
Base frequency 2 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.4 GHz 4.7 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 12 16
L3 Cache 12 MB 18 MB
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics (48EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X 16 2024
2270
Honor MagicBook 14 (2023)
2405
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X 16 2024
8533
Honor MagicBook 14 (2023)
11091
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X 16 2024
1596
Honor MagicBook 14 (2023)
1712
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X 16 2024
9935
Honor MagicBook 14 (2023)
14068

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48 EU) GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB
TGP 15 W 50 W
Nvidia Optimus n/a Yes
Graphics Type Integrated Discrete
Process tech. 10 nm 8 nm
GPU Frequency 400 MHz 1185 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1200 MHz 1417 MHz
FLOPS 0.9 TFLOPS 5.8 TFLOPS
Video Memory n/a 4
Memory Type LPDDR4X GDDR6
Tire Width n/a 128 bit
Memory speed 4.27 Gbit/s 12 Gbit/s
Shader Units 384 2048
TMUs 24 64
ROPs 12 40

RAM

RAM Size 8 GB 16 GB
Channels 2x4 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 4266 MHz 4800 MHz
Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Replaceable No No

Storage

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

Sound

Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos No No
Max Volume n/a 74.2 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v6E
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.2
Fingerprint sensor No Yes
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display In the keyboard button
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Ports
USB-A2x3.21x3.2
USB-C1x3.22x3.2
ThunderboltNoNo
HDMI1x1.41x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderNoNo
Charging PortNoNo

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size11.9x7.1 cm12.0x7.2 cm
Surfacen/aGlass
Windows PrecisionYesYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor MagicBook 14 (2023) the clear winner in this comparison.

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