Home Phone comparison Honor Magic 6 Pro and Realme 16 Pro Plus - Which is better?

Honor Magic 6 Pro vs Realme 16 Pro Plus

90 out 100
Honor Magic 6 Pro
VS
80 out 100
Realme 16 Pro Plus
Honor Magic 6 Pro
Realme 16 Pro Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 6 Pro Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Realme 16 Pro Plus, Manufactured in January, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. 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
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Realme 16 Pro Plus
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 198g vs 225g
  • Higher battery capacity: 7000mAh vs 5600mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 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		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 6 Pro and Realme 16 Pro Plus
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
Realme 16 Pro Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1280x2800 pixels 1280x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1600 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 92.2 % 91.6 %
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
Realme 16 Pro Plus
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) 162.5 mm (6.4 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 76.3 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 198 g (6.98 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Eco Leather
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple		 - Gold
- Gray
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 6 Pro
92.2 %
Realme 16 Pro Plus
91.6 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 6 Pro and Realme 16 Pro Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 3/1.84 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-520))
- 4/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-720))
- 1/2.8 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-720))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 722
GPU Cores 1536 512
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1177.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2218
Realme 16 Pro Plus
1374
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
6749
Realme 16 Pro Plus
4363
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22181374
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)67494363
Geekbench Compute (GPU)139187820
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 6 Pro], [Realme 16 Pro Plus]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2032271
Realme 16 Pro Plus
1436204
CPU447310517565
GPU885851323371
Memory392240223419
UX306870371849
NanoReview Score20322711436204

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 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
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 16
OS Size 26 GB n/a
UI Skin MagicOS 9 Realme UI 7.0

Battery

Volume 5600 mAh 7000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 80 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (66 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
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
Realme 16 Pro Plus
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 n/a
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Optical, 3.5x
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) n/a
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 116 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 180 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 2.8 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 2.0f/1.9
Focal length27 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50Hn/a
Sensor size1/1.31/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size1.2 μm0.5 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix180 MP28 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.8
Focal length68 mmn/a
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP31/2.76
Sensor size1/1.49n/a
Pixel size0.56 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV50Dn/a
Sensor size1/2.881/4 (0.25)
Pixel size0.61 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
160
Realme 16 Pro Plus
n/a
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
150
Realme 16 Pro Plus
n/a
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 6 Pro
158
Realme 16 Pro Plus
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 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX816 CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.51 1/2.88 (0.35)
Pixel size 0.6 μm 0.61 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus n/a
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
Realme 16 Pro Plus
n/a
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
155
Realme 16 Pro Plus
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 5.4
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
NFC* Yes No
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 n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic 6 Pro
87.7 dB
Realme 16 Pro Plus
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced January, 2024 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr January, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 n/a
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 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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