Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025 vs Asus Zenbook S 14 (UX5406)

Compared 2 laptops: Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025, vs Asus Zenbook S 14 (UX5406). 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 - Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
- Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
- Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
- Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025 and Asus Zenbook S 14 (UX5406)
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 1.2 kg
Pixel size 356.2x250.1x17.9 mm 310.3x214.7x11.9-12.9 mm
Area 891 cm² 666 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 83.3 % 85.3 %
Side bezels 5.8 mm 4.4 mm
Colors Gray - White
- Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle n/a 180 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count12
Noise Leveln/a33.6 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16 in 14 in
Type IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) n/a
Pixel density 189 ppi 243 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560x1600 pixels 2880x1800 pixels
HDR support No Yes, HDR10
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating n/a Glossy
Light sensor n/a Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
400 nits
Asus Zenbook S 14 (UX5406)
500 nits
Contrastn/a1000000:1
DCI-P3 gamutn/a100 %
sRGB gamut100 %100 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a89.2 %
Response timen/a1 ms

Battery

Capacity 60 Wh 72 Wh
Full Charge Time n/a 2:08 h
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 65 W 65 W
Charger weight 199 g 190 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core 5 220H Intel Core Ultra 5 226V
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.9 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 16 8
L3 Cache 18 MB 8 MB
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (80EU) Intel Arc Graphics 130V
Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
2461
Asus Zenbook S 14 (UX5406)
2415
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
11947
Asus Zenbook S 14 (UX5406)
9232
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
1787
Asus Zenbook S 14 (UX5406)
1625
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
12072
Asus Zenbook S 14 (UX5406)
9523

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) Intel Arc 130V
TGP 15 W 30 W
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
GPU Frequency 300 MHz 600 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1500 MHz 1850 MHz
FLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 4.27 Gbit/s 8.53 Gbit/s
Shader Units 640 896
TMUs 40 n/a
ROPs 20 n/a

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 16 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 4266 MHz 8533 MHz
Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
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 4.0
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Max Volume n/a 83.4 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v7
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.4
Fingerprint sensor No No
IR sensor No Yes
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A2x3.21x3.2
USB-C2x4.02x4.0
ThunderboltNoThunderbolt 4
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 1.1 mm
Touchpad
Size11.9x7.1 cm12.7x7.9 cm
Surfacen/aGlass
Windows PrecisionYesYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

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