Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025 vs Apple MacBook Air 13 M3 (2024)
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Compared 2 laptops: Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025, vs Apple MacBook Air 13 M3 (2024). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Versions
| Battery | - 60 W - 75 W |
n/a |
| Storage | - 512 GB - 1024 GB |
- 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB - 2048 GB |
| RAM | - 16 GB - 32 GB |
- 8 GB - 16 GB - 24 GB |
Review
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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBody
| Weight | 1.79 kg | 1.24 kg |
| Pixel size | 356.2x250.1x17.9 mm | 304.1x215x11.3 mm |
| Area | 891 cm² | 654 cm² |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 83.3 % | 82 % |
| Side bezels | 5.8 mm | 5.6 mm |
| Colors | Gray | - Black - Silver - Gold - Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | n/a | 130 ° |
| Cooling type | Active | Passive |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Cooler count | 1 | n/a |
Display
| Diagonal | 16 in | 13.6 in |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Pixel density | 189 ppi | 225 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 pixels | 2560x1664 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync Tech | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | n/a | Glossy (Anti-Reflective) |
| Light sensor | n/a | Yes |
| Contrast | n/a | 1250:1 |
| DCI-P3 gamut | n/a | 98.4 % |
| sRGB gamut | 100 % | 99.9 % |
| Adobe RGB gamut | n/a | 87.9 % |
| Response time | n/a | 30 ms |
Battery
| Capacity | 60 Wh | 52.6 Wh |
| Full Charge Time | n/a | 2:30 h |
| 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 | 30/35/70 W |
| Cable Length | n/a | 2 m |
| Charger weight | 199 g | 184/208 g |
Processor
| Processor | Intel Core 5 220H | Apple M3 |
| Base frequency | 2.7 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| Turbo Frequency | 4.9 GHz | n/a |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | n/a |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (80EU) | Apple M3 GPU |
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 3 nm |
GPU Model
| GPU Model | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) | Apple M3 GPU (10-core) |
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Graphics Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Process tech. | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU Frequency | 300 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1500 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS | 4.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Tire Width | n/a | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbit/s | 6.4 Gbit/s |
| Shader Units | 640 | 1280 |
| TMUs | 40 | 80 |
| ROPs | 20 | 40 |
RAM
| RAM Size | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Frequency | 4266 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Replaceable | No | No |
Storage
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Replaceable | Yes | No |
| Total Slots | 1 | n/a |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
| Storage Capacity | 512 GB | 256 GB |
Sound
| Audio Formats | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | Yes |
| Max Volume | n/a | 83.2 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes |
| IR sensor | No | No |
| CD drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above Display | Above Display |
| Webcam Resolution | 1280x720 | 1920x1080 |
| USB-A | 2x3.2 | No |
| USB-C | 2x4.0 | 2x4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1x1.4 | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| 3.5 mm Audio Jack | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| Card Reader | No | No |
| Charging Port | No | Yes |
Keyboard & Touchpad
| Key Type | Island Layout | Island Layout |
| Numeric Keypad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key Travel | 1.5 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 11.9x7.1 cm | n/a |
| Surface | n/a | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
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