Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025 vs MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW

Compared 2 laptops: Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025, vs MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW. 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 255HX
- Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
Storage - 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 1024 GB
- 2048 GB
- 4096 GB
RAM - 16 GB
- 32 GB
- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 96 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025 and MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW
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 2.7 kg
Pixel size 356.2x250.1x17.9 mm 357x284x22.20-28.55 mm
Area 891 cm² 1014 cm²
Screen-to-body ratio 83.3 % 73.2 %
Side bezels 5.8 mm 6.2 mm
Colors Gray Gray
Material Aluminum - Top: Aluminum
- Middle: Plastic
- Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle n/a 130 °
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 144 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
Display test
Max brightness
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
400 nits
MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW
n/a
sRGB gamut100 %n/a

Battery

Capacity 60 Wh 90 Wh
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Fast Charging Yes Yes
USB PD Yes Yes, 140 W
Charge Port Location Left Right, Bottom
Charge Power 65 W 330 W
Charger weight 199 g n/a

Processor

Processor Intel Core 5 220H Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 2.4 GHz
Turbo Frequency 4.9 GHz 5.2 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 20 (8P + 12E)
Threads 16 20
L3 Cache 18 MB 30 MB
Integrated Graphics Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (80EU) Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Process tech. 10 nm 3 nm
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
2461
MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW
3049
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
11947
MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW
18527
Cinebench
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
1787
MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW
2098
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Honor MagicBook X16 Plus 2025
12072
MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW
26996

GPU Model

GPU Model Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop 12GB
TGP 15 W 140 W
Nvidia Optimus n/a MUX
Graphics Type Integrated Discrete
Process tech. 10 nm 4 nm
GPU Frequency 300 MHz n/a
Boost GPU Frequency 1500 MHz n/a
FLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS 35.4 TFLOPS
Video Memory n/a 12
Memory Type LPDDR4X GDDR7
Tire Width n/a 192 bit
Memory speed 4.27 Gbit/s 25.4 Gbit/s
Shader Units 640 5888
TMUs 40 184
ROPs 20 92

RAM

RAM Size 16 GB 32 GB
Channels 2x8 GB 2x16 GB
Frequency 4266 MHz 6400 MHz
Type LPDDR4X DDR5
Replaceable No Yes
Total Slots n/a 2
Max RAM n/a 96

Storage

Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
Type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x1024 GB
Replaceable Yes Yes
Total Slots 1 2
NVMe Yes Yes
Storage Capacity 512 GB 1024 GB

Sound

Audio Formats 2.0 2.0
Speaker Power n/a 2x2 W
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version v6 v7
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.4
Fingerprint sensor No No
IR sensor No Optional
CD drive No No
Webcam Above Display Above Display
Webcam Resolution 1280x720 1920x1080
Ports
USB-A2x3.22x3.2
USB-C2x4.02x4.0
ThunderboltNoThunderbolt 5
HDMI1x1.41x2.1
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 Yes
Key Travel 1.5 mm n/a
Touchpad
Size11.9x7.1 cm13.2x8.2 cm
Surfacen/aPlastic
Windows PrecisionYesYes
* Attention! Ports, display type, speakers, and specs may differ by model or country.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW the clear winner in this comparison.

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