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Honor Magic 6 Pro vs Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max

90 out 100
Honor Magic 6 Pro
VS
81 out 100
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
Honor Magic 6 Pro
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 6 Pro Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max, Manufactured in May, 2026with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9030S. 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
  • Lighter design: 225g vs 230.5g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 459ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh 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
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 6 Pro and Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor Magic 6 Pro
vs
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1280x2800 pixels 1308x2880 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 n/a
Pixel density 453 ppi 459 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 n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 92.2 % 91.5 %
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 Pura 90 Pro Max
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) 164 mm (6.46 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 77.1 mm (3.04 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 230.5 g (8.13 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Gold
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 6 Pro
92.2 %
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
91.5 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 6 Pro and Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 HiSilicon Kirin 9030S
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3000 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)		 - 4/1.72 (Taishan v124 Little)
- 3/2.27 (Taishan v124 Mid)
- 1/3 (Taishan v124 Big)
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 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 Pura 90 Pro Max
1417
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
6749
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
3851
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22181417
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)67493851
Geekbench Compute (GPU)13918n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 6 Pro], [Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2032271
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
1617928
CPU447310599837
GPU885851301831
Memory392240370488
UX306870345772
NanoReview Score20322711617928

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.1
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 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 100 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (66 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
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 Pura 90 Pro Max
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 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 4x
Flash LED 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) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 180 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 2.0f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length27 mm24 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50Hn/a
Sensor size1/1.3n/a
Pixel size1.2 μmn/a
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix180 MP200 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.6
Focal length68 mm89 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP3n/a
Sensor size1/1.49n/a
Pixel size0.56 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50Dn/a
Sensor size1/2.88n/a
Pixel size0.61 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
160
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
n/a
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
150
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
n/a
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 6 Pro
158
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
n/a
Bokeh85n/a
Preview83n/a
Zoom160n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Honor Magic 6 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX816 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.51 n/a
Pixel size 0.6 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
149
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
n/a
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
155
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
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 3.1
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
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
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 Pura 90 Pro Max
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr April, 2026 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr May, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 910
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity 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.

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