Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025 vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)

Compared 2 laptops: Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025, vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Battery - 60 W
- 75 W
n/a
Processor n/a - Apple M4 (10-Core)
- Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)
- Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
- Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
- Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
- 8192 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
- 32 GB
- 36 GB
- 48 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025 and Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
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 1.79 kg 1.55 kg
Pixel size 356.2x250.1x17.9 mm 312.6x221.2x15.5 mm
Area 891 cm² 691 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 83.3 % 84.6 %
Side bezels 5.8 mm 3.4 mm
Colors Gray - Black
- Silver
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle n/a 135 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count12
Cooler speedn/a7800 RPM
Noise Leveln/a44.5 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16 in 14.2 in
Type IPS LCD Mini LED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (24-120 Hz)
Pixel density 189 ppi 254 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560x1600 pixels 3024x1964 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
Display test
Max brightness
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
400 nits
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
1000 nits
Contrastn/a1000000:1
DCI-P3 gamutn/a100 %
sRGB gamut100 %100 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a89 %
Response timen/a75 ms

Battery

Capacity 60 Wh 72.4 Wh
Full Charge Time n/a 1:30 h
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes, 100 W
Charge Port Location Left Left, Right
Charge Power 65 W 70/96 W
Cable Length n/a 2 m
Charger weight 199 g 233/365 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core 5 220H Apple M4 (10-Core)
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 4.41 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.9 GHz n/a
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 10 (4P + 6E)
Threads 16 10
L3 Cache 18 MB n/a
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (80EU) Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
2461
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
3691
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
11947
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
14287
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
1787
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
2015
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
12072
Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
11558

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) Apple M4 GPU (10-Core)
TGP 15 W 18 W
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
GPU Frequency 300 MHz 500 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1500 MHz 1800 MHz
FLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS 4.6 TFLOPS
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Tire Width n/a 128 bit
Memory speed 4.27 Gbit/s 7.5 Gbit/s
Shader Units 640 1280
TMUs 40 80
ROPs 20 40

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 16 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 4266 MHz 7500 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 4.2
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Max Volume n/a 84.9 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
Ports
USB-A2x3.2No
USB-C2x4.03x4.0
ThunderboltNoThunderbolt 5
HDMI1x1.41x2.1
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderNoYes
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 cm13.2x8.1 cm
Surfacen/aGlass
Windows PrecisionYesNo

Note

Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024):

The standard M4 model has Thunderbolt 4, while the M4 Pro and Maxfeature Thunderbolt 5. The weight varies slightly depending on the SoC: M4 - 3.4 pounds (1.55 kg), M4 Pro - 3.5 pounds (1.60 kg), and M4 Max- 3.6 pounds (1.62 kg).

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024) the clear winner in this comparison.

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