Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025 vs Huawei MateBook 16 (2021)

Compared 2 laptops: Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025, vs Huawei MateBook 16 (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 - AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
n/a

Review

Key Specs Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025 and Huawei MateBook 16 (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 1.99 kg
Pixel size 356.2x250.1x17.9 mm 351x254.9x17.8 mm
Area 891 cm² 895 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 83.3 % 85.2 %
Side bezels 5.8 mm 6.4 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle n/a 145 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNon/a
Cooler count12
Noise Leveln/a42.4 dB

Display

Display quality comparison
Diagonal 16 in 16 in
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) n/a
Pixel density 189 ppi 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 3:2
Resolution 2560x1600 pixels 2520x1680 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
Huawei MateBook 16 (2021)
300 nits
Contrastn/a1500:1
DCI-P3 gamutn/a63.1 %
sRGB gamut100 %94.9 %
Adobe RGB gamutn/a65.1 %
Response timen/a34 ms

Battery

Capacity 60 Wh 84 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
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 65 W 135 W
Charger weight 199 g 482 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core 5 220H AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 3.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.9 GHz 4.2 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 6
Threads 16 12
L3 Cache 18 MB 16 MB
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (80EU) Radeon RX Vega 7
Process tech. 10 nm 7 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
2461
Huawei MateBook 16 (2021)
1803
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
11947
Huawei MateBook 16 (2021)
6656
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
1787
Huawei MateBook 16 (2021)
1336
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
12072
Huawei MateBook 16 (2021)
9485

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) Radeon RX Vega 7
TGP 15 W 10 W
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 10 nm 7 nm
GPU Frequency 300 MHz 300 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1500 MHz 1800 MHz
FLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS 1.6 TFLOPS
Memory Type LPDDR4X DDR4
Memory speed 4.27 Gbit/s 3.2 Gbit/s
Shader Units 640 448
TMUs 40 28
ROPs 20 8

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 16 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Frequency 4266 MHz 3200 MHz
Type LPDDR4X DDR4
Replaceable No No

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x256 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 256 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Max Volume n/a 86 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v6
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.1
Fingerprint sensor No Yes
IR sensor No n/a
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display In the keyboard button
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1280x720
Ports
USB-A2x3.22x3.2
USB-C2x4.02x3.2
ThunderboltNoNo
HDMI1x1.41x2.0
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 n/a
Touchpad
Size11.9x7.1 cm14.1x9.1 cm
Windows PrecisionYesYes
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