Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025 vs HP 15 (2021)

Compared 2 laptops: Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025, vs HP 15 (2021). 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 i3 1115G4
- Intel Core i5 1135G7
- Intel Core i5 1145G7
- Intel Core i7 1165G7
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025 and HP 15 (2021)
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 1.75 kg
Pixel size 356.2x250.1x17.9 mm 358.5x242x19.9 mm
Area 891 cm² 868 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 83.3 % 77.4 %
Side bezels 5.8 mm 6.6 mm
Colors Gray - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Material Aluminum Plastic
Transformer No No
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNon/a
Cooler count11

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16 in 15.6 in
Type IPS LCD TN LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) n/a
Pixel density 189 ppi 100 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 2560x1600 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 X16 Plus 2025
400 nits
HP 15 (2021)
250 nits
sRGB gamut100 %n/a

Battery

Capacity 60 Wh 41 Wh
Full Charge Time n/a 2:00 h
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes No
Charge Port Location Left Right
Charge Power 65 W 45 W
Cable Length n/a 1 m
Charger weight 199 g 168 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core 5 220H Intel Core i3 1115G4
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.9 GHz 4.1 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 2
Threads 16 4
L3 Cache 18 MB 6 MB
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (80EU) Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4
Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
2461
HP 15 (2021)
1854
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
11947
HP 15 (2021)
3419
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
1787
HP 15 (2021)
1340
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
12072
HP 15 (2021)
3170

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) GeForce MX350 2GB
TGP 15 W n/a
Graphics Type Integrated Discrete
Process tech. 10 nm 14 nm
GPU Frequency 300 MHz n/a
Boost GPU Frequency 1500 MHz n/a
FLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS
Video Memory n/a 2
Memory Type LPDDR4X GDDR5
Tire Width n/a 64 bit
Memory speed 4.27 Gbit/s 7 Gbit/s
Shader Units 640 640
TMUs 40 32
ROPs 20 16

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 8 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Frequency 4266 MHz 2666 MHz
Type LPDDR4X DDR4
Replaceable No Yes
Total Slots n/a 2
Max RAM n/a 64

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 3.0 (2x)
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 Formats 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v6
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Fingerprint sensor No Optional
IR sensor No No
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1280x720
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 Yes Yes
Backlight Yes Optional
Key Travel 1.5 mm n/a
Touchpad
Size11.9x7.1 cmn/a
Surfacen/aPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025 the clear winner in this comparison.

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