Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025 vs Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i (16" Gen 8)

Compared 2 laptops: Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025, vs Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i (16" Gen 8). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Battery - 60 W
- 75 W
- 56.6 W
- 75.4 W
Processor n/a - Intel Core i5 1335U
- Intel Core i5 1340P
- Intel Core i7 1355U
- Intel Core i7 1360P
- Intel Core i5 13420H
- Intel Core i5 13500H
- Intel Core i7 13620H
- Intel Core i7 13700H
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 8 GB
- 16 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025 and Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i (16" Gen 8)
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 1.89 kg
Pixel size 356.2x250.1x17.9 mm 356x251x17.9 mm
Area 891 cm² 894 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 83.3 % 83.1 %
Side bezels 5.8 mm 5.7 mm
Colors Gray - Gray
- Blue
- Purple
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle n/a 180 °
Cooling system
Cooling typeActiveActive
Vapor chamberNoNo
Liquid metalNoNo
Cooler count12

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 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560x1600 pixels 1920x1200 pixels
HDR support No No
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
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i (16" Gen 8)
300 nits
Contrastn/a1000:1
sRGB gamut100 %n/a

Battery

Capacity 60 Wh 56.6 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
Charge Port Location Left Left
Charge Power 65 W 65/100 W
Charger weight 199 g 349 g

Processor

Processor Intel Core 5 220H Intel Core i5 1335U
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 1.3 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.9 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 10 (2P + 8E)
Threads 16 12
L3 Cache 18 MB 12 MB
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (80EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
2461
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i (16" Gen 8)
2147
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
11947
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i (16" Gen 8)
8466
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
1787
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i (16" Gen 8)
1700
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
12072
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i (16" Gen 8)
9079

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)
TGP 15 W 15 W
Graphics Type Integrated Integrated
Process tech. 10 nm 10 nm
GPU Frequency 300 MHz 300 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1500 MHz 1250 MHz
FLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS 1.6 TFLOPS
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory speed 4.27 Gbit/s 5.2 Gbit/s
Shader Units 640 640
TMUs 40 40
ROPs 20 20

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 8 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Frequency 4266 MHz 5200 MHz
Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
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 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
Speaker Power n/a 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v6E
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.2
Fingerprint sensor No Optional
IR sensor No Optional
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A2x3.22x3.2
USB-C2x4.02x3.2
ThunderboltNoNo
HDMI1x1.41x1.4
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 Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key Travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size11.9x7.1 cm12.0x7.5 cm
Surfacen/aPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes

Note

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i (16" Gen 8):

Plastic case: 0.70" thick, metal case: 0.67" thick. Optional ambient light sensor (ALS) controls auto-brightness feature. Optional ToF sensor.

* 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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