Home Phone comparison Honor Magic 6 Pro and Apple iPhone 14 - Which is better?

Honor Magic 6 Pro vs Apple iPhone 14

90 out 100
Honor Magic 6 Pro
VS
73 out 100
Apple iPhone 14
Honor Magic 6 Pro
Apple iPhone 14

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 6 Pro Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 14, Manufactured in September, 2022with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. 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 Honor Magic 6 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 3279mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 14
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 172g vs 225g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 6 Pro and Apple iPhone 14
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor Magic 6 Pro
vs
Apple iPhone 14

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1280x2800 pixels 1170x2532 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1600 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 92.2 % 87.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
1567 nits
Apple iPhone 14
836 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %99.5 %
PWM (Flicker)360 Hz60 Hz
Response time1 ms12 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic 6 Pro], [Apple iPhone 14]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.5 mm (6.4 in) 146.7 mm (5.78 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Red
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 6 Pro
92.2 %
Apple iPhone 14
87.1 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 6 Pro and Apple iPhone 14 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Apple A15 Bionic
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3230 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 750 Apple A15 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 640
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2218
Apple iPhone 14
2223
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
6749
Apple iPhone 14
5381
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22182223
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)67495381
Geekbench Compute (GPU)13918n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 6 Pro], [Apple iPhone 14]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2032271
Apple iPhone 14
1309035
CPU447310331396
GPU885851431404
Memory392240225858
UX306870320277
NanoReview Score20322711309035
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic 6 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 14
9395
Max Surface Temp.n/a42.4 °C
Stabilityn/a82 %
Graphics Testn/a56 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9395
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 14]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 16 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 26 GB 12 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 9 n/a

Battery

Volume 5600 mAh 3279 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 20 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (66 W) Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (47% in 15 min) Yes (60% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:44 h 1:31 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 6 Pro
28:35
Apple iPhone 14
24:17
Web Browsing12:44 h10:06 h
Video Playback18:35 h14:55 h
Games06:20 h05:25 h
Standby Mode122 h114 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No 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 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 180 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 2.0f/1.5
Focal length27 mm26 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSony IMX703
Sensor size1/1.31/1.66
Pixel size1.2 μm1.9 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix180 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.6n/a
Focal length68 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP3n/a
Sensor size1/1.49n/a
Pixel size0.56 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.4
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50DSony IMX372
Sensor size1/2.881/2.55
Pixel size0.61 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
160
Apple iPhone 14
135
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
150
Apple iPhone 14
146
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 6 Pro
158
Apple iPhone 14
133
Bokeh8570
Preview8385
Zoom16090
Sources: DxOMark [Honor Magic 6 Pro], [Apple iPhone 14]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length 22 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX816 Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/2.51 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.6 μm 1 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
149
Apple iPhone 14
138
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
155
Apple iPhone 14
153

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C n/a
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsHSDPA 800/850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B53/B66/B71)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic 6 Pro
87.7 dB
Apple iPhone 14
80.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 799
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W No

Note

Honor Magic 6 Pro:

The rear cover is available in eco-leather, which adds 4 grams to the smartphone's weight.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic 6 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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