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Honor Magic 6 Pro vs OnePlus Nord 2 5G

90 out 100
Honor Magic 6 Pro
VS
59 out 100
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
Honor Magic 6 Pro
OnePlus Nord 2 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 6 Pro Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs OnePlus Nord 2 5G, Manufactured in July, 2021 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G. 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 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 2 5G
  • Lighter design: 189g 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
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 6 Pro and OnePlus Nord 2 5G
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
OnePlus Nord 2 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.43 in
Resolution 1280x2800 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 410 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1600 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 180 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 92.2 % 85.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
1567 nits
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
629 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %128.2 %
PWM (Flicker)360 Hz119 Hz
Response time1 ms8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic 6 Pro], [OnePlus Nord 2 5G]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.5 mm (6.4 in) 159.12 mm (6.26 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 73.31 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple		 - Gray
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 6 Pro
92.2 %
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
85.5 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 6 Pro and OnePlus Nord 2 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 1200 5G
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)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/3 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon MediaTek APU 3.0
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-G77 MP9
GPU Cores 1536 576
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 886 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 979.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2218
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
1056
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
6749
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
2911
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22181056
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)67492911
Geekbench Compute (GPU)13918n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 6 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2032271
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
775453
CPU447310237901
GPU885851213601
Memory392240145797
UX306870178154
NanoReview Score2032271775453
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic 6 Pro
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
4197
Max Surface Temp.n/a50.7 °C
Stabilityn/a70 %
Graphics Testn/a25 fps
Graphics Scoren/a4197
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus Nord 2 5G]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor Magic 6 Pro
n/a
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
9631
Writing scoren/a13382
Web scoren/a7267
Video editingn/a5336
Data manipulationn/a9058
NanoReview Scoren/a9631

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 26 GB 14 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 9 OxygenOS 13

Battery

Volume 5600 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 65 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (66 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (47% in 15 min) Yes (98% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:44 h 0:31 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 6 Pro
28:35
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
21:19
Web Browsing12:44 h09:17 h
Video Playback18:35 h13:38 h
Games06:20 h05:22 h
Standby Mode122 h92 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8700x5800 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 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 180 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Monochrome: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 2.0f/1.9
Focal length27 mm24 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.31/1.56
Pixel size1.2 μm1 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 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.3
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV50DSony IMX355
Sensor size1/2.881/2.8
Pixel size0.61 μm1.14 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
160
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
125
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
150
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
105
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 6 Pro
158
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
116
Bokeh85n/a
Preview83n/a
Zoom160n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Honor Magic 6 Pro], [OnePlus Nord 2 5G]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX816 Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/2.51 1/2.8
Pixel size 0.6 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
149
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
n/a
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
155
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
n/a

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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsHSDPA 800/850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100HSDPA B1/2/4/5/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
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
OnePlus Nord 2 5G
81.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2024 yr July, 2021 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr July, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 470
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes 65 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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