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

Honor Magic 6 Pro vs Apple iPhone XR

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Honor Magic 6 Pro
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Apple iPhone XR
Honor Magic 6 Pro
Apple iPhone XR

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 6 Pro Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone XR, Manufactured in October, 2018 with chipsetApple A12 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 pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 2942mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone XR
  • Lighter design: 194g 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		 - 3/64 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 6 Pro and Apple iPhone XR
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 XR

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.8 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1280x2800 pixels 828x1792 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1600 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 92.2 % 79.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
1567 nits
Apple iPhone XR
635 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)360 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms32.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite1920:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic 6 Pro], [Apple iPhone XR]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.5 mm (6.4 in) 150.9 mm (5.94 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 75.7 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Red
- Orange
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 6 Pro
92.2 %
Apple iPhone XR
79.9 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 6 Pro and Apple iPhone XR In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Apple A12 Bionic
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2490 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)		 - 4/1.6 (Tempest)
- 2/2.49 (Vortex)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 750 Apple A12 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 576 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2218
Apple iPhone XR
1167
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
6749
Apple iPhone XR
3020
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22181167
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)67493020
Geekbench Compute (GPU)13918n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 6 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2032271
Apple iPhone XR
656253
CPU447310203013
GPU885851155478
Memory392240134836
UX306870162926
NanoReview Score2032271656253
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic 6 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone XR
5205
Max Surface Temp.n/a42.6 °C
Stabilityn/a69 %
Graphics Testn/a31 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5205
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone XR]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 3 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 12 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size 26 GB 11.1 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 9 n/a

Battery

Volume 5600 mAh 2942 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 15 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (66 W) Yes Qi (10 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (47% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:44 h 1:43 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 6 Pro
28:35
Apple iPhone XR
20:45
Web Browsing12:44 h08:01 h
Video Playback18:35 h11:59 h
Games06:20 h04:34 h
Standby Mode122 h106 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Digital
Flash LED Quad 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 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 180 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 2.0f/1.8
Focal length27 mm26 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HApple iSight X
Sensor size1/1.31/2.55
Pixel size1.2 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
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 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV50Dn/a
Sensor size1/2.88n/a
Pixel size0.61 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
160
Apple iPhone XR
103
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
150
Apple iPhone XR
96
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 6 Pro
158
Apple iPhone XR
101
Bokeh85n/a
Preview83n/a
Zoom160n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Honor Magic 6 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 3088x2316 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 32 mm
Sensor Sony IMX816 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.51 n/a
Pixel size 0.6 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
149
Apple iPhone XR
n/a
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
155
Apple iPhone XR
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE SPP, PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, HDP, GAP, GAVDP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 800/850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2600)
LTE category2012
5G SupportYesNo

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 XR
87.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr September, 2018 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr October, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 750
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 n/a

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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