Honor MagicBook X14 Plus 2025 vs Dell Vostro 14 3430

Compared 2 laptops: Honor MagicBook X14 Plus 2025, vs Dell Vostro 14 3430. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Battery n/a - 41 W
- 54 W
Processor n/a - Intel Processor U300
- Intel Core i3 1305U
- Intel Core i5 1335U
- Intel Core i7 1355U
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 4 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor MagicBook X14 Plus 2025 and Dell Vostro 14 3430
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 1.44 kg
Pixel size 313.2x221.6x15.9 mm 323.67x219.76x17.52-18.48 mm
Area 694 cm² 711 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 81.9 % 75.9 %
Side bezels 5.8 mm 6.9 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material Aluminum - Top: Aluminum
- Middle: Plastic
- Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count11

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 14 in 14 in
Type IPS LCD TN LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) n/a
Pixel density 243 ppi 112 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 2880x1800 pixels 1366x768 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating n/a Matte
Light sensor n/a No
Display test
Max brightness
Honor MagicBook X14 Plus 2025
400 nits
Dell Vostro 14 3430
220 nits
Contrastn/a300:1
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
Response timen/a21 ms

Battery

Capacity 60 Wh 41 Wh
Voltage n/a 11.25 V
Full Charge Time n/a 1:30 h
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes No
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 65 W 65 W
Cable Length n/a 1 m
Charger weight 200 g 290 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core 5 220H Intel Processor U300
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 1.2 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.9 GHz 4.4 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 5 (1P + 4E)
Threads 16 6
L3 Cache 18 MB 8 MB
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (80EU) Intel UHD Graphics (48EU)
Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X14 Plus 2025
2373
Dell Vostro 14 3430
2098
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X14 Plus 2025
11728
Dell Vostro 14 3430
4889
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X14 Plus 2025
1724
Dell Vostro 14 3430
1529
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X14 Plus 2025
11800
Dell Vostro 14 3430
4789

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) GeForce MX550 2GB
TGP 15 W n/a
Nvidia Optimus n/a Yes
Graphics Type Integrated Discrete
Process tech. 10 nm 12 nm
GPU Frequency 300 MHz 1065 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1500 MHz 1320 MHz
FLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS 2.7 TFLOPS
Video Memory n/a 2
Memory Type LPDDR4X GDDR6
Tire Width n/a 64 bit
Memory speed 4.27 Gbit/s 12 Gbit/s
Shader Units 640 1024
TMUs 40 32
ROPs 20 16

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 4 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 1x4 GB
Frequency 4266 MHz 2666 MHz
Type LPDDR4X DDR4
Replaceable No Yes
Total Slots n/a 2
Max RAM n/a 16

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x128 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 128 GB

Sound

Audio Chipset n/a Realtek ALC3204, Realtek ALC3254
Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Speaker Power n/a 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v6
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.3
Fingerprint sensor No Optional
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A2x3.22x3.2
USB-C2x4.01x3.2
ThunderboltNoNo
HDMI1x1.41x1.4
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoYes
Card ReaderNoYes
Charging PortNoYes

Keyboard & Touchpad

Key Type Island Layout Island Layout
Numeric Keypad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.5 mm n/a
Touchpad
Size11.9x7.1 cm11.5x7.0 cm
Surfacen/aPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes

Note

Dell Vostro 14 3430:

The laptop comes with either a plastic or aluminum lid, the latter featuring two microphones and an FHD camera, unlike the HD camera in plastic models. There is also a model with 3200 MHz memory, which includes a USB-C port supporting DisplayPort and Power Delivery.

* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor MagicBook X14 Plus 2025 the clear winner in this comparison.

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