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Honor Magic 6 Pro vs Huawei Nova 16 Pro

90 out 100
Honor Magic 6 Pro
VS
76 out 100
Huawei Nova 16 Pro
Honor Magic 6 Pro
Huawei Nova 16 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 6 Pro Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Huawei Nova 16 Pro, Manufactured in June, 2026 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010S. 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
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 16 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.84in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 218g vs 225g
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 5600mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 6 Pro and Huawei Nova 16 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor Magic 6 Pro
vs
Huawei Nova 16 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.84 in
Resolution 1280x2800 pixels 1320x2856 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1600 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 92.2 % 90.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
1567 nits
Huawei Nova 16 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut99.7 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)360 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic 6 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.5 mm (6.4 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 78 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 7.1 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 218 g (7.69 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 6 Pro
92.2 %
Huawei Nova 16 Pro
90.3 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 6 Pro and Huawei Nova 16 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 HiSilicon Kirin 9010S
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.18 (TaiShan V121)
- 1/2.3 (TaiShan V121)
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 750 n/a
GPU Cores 1536 n/a
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz n/a
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2218
Huawei Nova 16 Pro
1314
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
6749
Huawei Nova 16 Pro
3587
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22181314
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)67493587
Geekbench Compute (GPU)13918n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 6 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2032271
Huawei Nova 16 Pro
1177196
CPU447310512832
GPU885851131160
Memory392240270499
UX306870262705
NanoReview Score20322711177196

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) HarmonyOS 6.1
OS Size 26 GB n/a
UI Skin MagicOS 9 n/a

Battery

Volume 5600 mAh 7000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 100 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (66 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (47% in 15 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:44 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 6 Pro
28:35
Huawei Nova 16 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing12:44 hn/a
Video Playback18:35 hn/a
Games06:20 hn/a
Standby Mode122 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12288x16384 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 3.7x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 118 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 180 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 2.0f/1.8
Focal length27 mm18 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50Hn/a
Sensor size1/1.31/1.28 (0.78)
Pixel size1.2 μmn/a
AutofocusLaser autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix180 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.6
Focal length68 mm88 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP3n/a
Sensor size1/1.49n/a
Pixel size0.56 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50Dn/a
Sensor size1/2.88n/a
Pixel size0.61 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
160
Huawei Nova 16 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
150
Huawei Nova 16 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 6 Pro
158
Huawei Nova 16 Pro
n/a
Bokeh85n/a
Preview83n/a
Zoom160n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Honor Magic 6 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.4
Focal length 22 mm 52 mm
Sensor Sony IMX816 n/a
Sensor size 1/2.51 1/2.5 (0.4)
Pixel size 0.6 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
149
Huawei Nova 16 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
155
Huawei Nova 16 Pro
n/a

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 5.3 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900n/a
3G BandsHSDPA 800/850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic 6 Pro
87.7 dB
Huawei Nova 16 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2024 yr June, 2026 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr June, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 545
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes, 100 W

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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