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Asus ROG Phone 9 FE vs Honor Magic 7 Pro

84 out 100
Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
VS
94 out 100
Honor Magic 7 Pro
Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
Honor Magic 7 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Asus ROG Phone 9 FE Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Honor Magic 7 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
  • Higher refresh rate: 185Hz
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 7 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Lighter design: 223g vs 225g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5850mAh vs 5500mAh
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options 16/256 GB - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Asus ROG Phone 9 FE and Honor Magic 7 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
vs
Honor Magic 7 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1280x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 388 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 185 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2500 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 720 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88.2 % 90.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
n/a
Honor Magic 7 Pro
1520 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a360 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic 7 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.8 mm (6.45 in) 162.7 mm (6.41 in)
Width 76.8 mm (3.02 in) 77.1 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 223 g (7.87 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors Black - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
88.2 %
Honor Magic 7 Pro
90.5 %

Performance

Testing Asus ROG Phone 9 FE and Honor Magic 7 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
2233
Honor Magic 7 Pro
3143
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
7088
Honor Magic 7 Pro
9784
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22333143
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)70889784
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 7 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
2256113
Honor Magic 7 Pro
2707961
CPU512568615352
GPU9046931154158
Memory421740490314
UX417112448137
NanoReview Score22561132707961

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4800 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 15
OS Size n/a 30.2 GB
UI Skin ROG UI MagicOS 9

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 5850 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (81% in 30 min) Yes (90% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:39 h 0:36 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
n/a
Honor Magic 7 Pro
26:42
Web Browsingn/a13:07 h
Video Playbackn/a16:11 h
Gamesn/a06:20 h
Standby Moden/a109 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (2160p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.4 - 2.0
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony Lytia LYT-700COmnivision OV50H
Sensor size1/1.561/1.3
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a200 MP
Aperturen/af/2.6
Focal lengthn/a72 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL HP3
Sensor sizen/a1/1.4
Pixel sizen/a0.56 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length13 mm12 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV50D
Sensor sizen/a1/2.88
Pixel sizen/a0.61 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution n/a 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 21 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX816
Sensor size 1/3.2 1/2.93
Pixel size 7 μm 0.6 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.4 Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *Non/a
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHzn/a
3G BandsWCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100MHzn/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)n/a
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Asus ROG Phone 9 FE
n/a
Honor Magic 7 Pro
89.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced February, 2025 yr October, 2024 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr November, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 890 1100
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 65 W Yes 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic 7 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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