Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025 vs Dell XPS 16 9640 (2024)

Compared 2 laptops: Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025, vs Dell XPS 16 9640 (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 - Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
- Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
- Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025 and Dell XPS 16 9640 (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 2.13 kg
Pixel size 356.2x250.1x17.9 mm 358.1x240x18.7 mm
Area 891 cm² 859 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 83.3 % 89.6 %
Side bezels 5.8 mm 3.5 mm
Colors Gray - Silver
- Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNon/a
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count12
Noise Leveln/a50.5 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16 in 16.3 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (30-120 Hz)
Pixel density 189 ppi 139 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560x1600 pixels 1920x1200 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync Tech No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating n/a Matte
Light sensor n/a Yes
Display test
Max brightness
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
400 nits
Dell XPS 16 9640 (2024)
500 nits
Contrastn/a2000:1
sRGB gamut100 %100 %

Battery

Capacity 60 Wh 99.5 Wh
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes
Charge Port Location Left Left, Right
Charge Power 65 W 130 W
Cable Length n/a 1 m
Charger weight 199 g 387 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core 5 220H Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.9 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 16 (6P + 10E)
Threads 16 22
L3 Cache 18 MB 24 MB
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (80EU) Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Process tech. 10 nm 7 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
2461
Dell XPS 16 9640 (2024)
2395
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
11947
Dell XPS 16 9640 (2024)
12262
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
1787
Dell XPS 16 9640 (2024)
1778
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
12072
Dell XPS 16 9640 (2024)
14989

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB
TGP 15 W 50 W
Graphics Type Integrated Discrete
Process tech. 10 nm 5 nm
GPU Frequency 300 MHz 1455 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1500 MHz 1755 MHz
FLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS 9 TFLOPS
Video Memory n/a 6
Memory Type LPDDR4X GDDR6
Tire Width n/a 96 bit
Memory speed 4.27 Gbit/s 16 Gbit/s
Shader Units 640 2560
TMUs 40 80
ROPs 20 32

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 16 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 4266 MHz 6400 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 2
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 512 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.0 2.2
Speaker Power n/a 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v7
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.4
Fingerprint sensor No Yes
IR sensor No Yes
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A2x3.2No
USB-C2x4.03x4.0
ThunderboltNoThunderbolt 4
HDMI1x1.4No
DisplayPortNoNo
VGANoNo
3.5 mm Audio JackYesYes
Ethernet (RJ45)NoNo
Card ReaderNoYes
Charging PortNoNo

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 cmn/a
Surfacen/aGlass
Windows PrecisionYesYes

Note

Dell XPS 16 9640 (2024):

The RAM operates at 7467 MHz only in configurations with the RTX 4070 graphics card. Other configurations run at 6400 MHz. Included are two adapters: one from USB-C to USB-A and another from USB-C to HDMI 2.0.

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

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