Honor Magic 6 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 6 Pro Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon), Manufactured in January, 2024with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 6 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
  • Lighter design: 167g 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
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 6 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 6.2 in
Resolution 1280x2800 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 416 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (24-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1600 nits 2600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 92.2 % 90.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
1567 nits
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1410 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)360 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.5 mm (6.4 in) 147 mm (5.79 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 70.6 mm (2.78 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 6 Pro
92.2 %
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
90.9 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 6 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2218
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
2188
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
6749
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
6935
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22182188
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)67496935
Geekbench Compute (GPU)13918n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2032271
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
1903881
CPU447310464193
GPU885851863947
Memory392240268952
UX306870306789
NanoReview Score20322711903881
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic 6 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17532
Stabilityn/a47 %
Graphics Testn/a104 fps
Graphics Scoren/a17532
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor Magic 6 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
17501
Writing scoren/a21218
Web scoren/a18418
Video editingn/a7978
Data manipulationn/a15753
NanoReview Scoren/a17501

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size 26 GB 24.1 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 9 One UI 7.0

Battery

Volume 5600 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 25 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (66 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (47% in 15 min) Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:44 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 6 Pro
28:35
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
19:44
Web Browsing12:44 h07:07 h
Video Playback18:35 h15:32 h
Games06:20 h05:03 h
Standby Mode122 h83 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8160x6120 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x 135
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
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 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 180 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 2.0f/1.8
Focal length27 mm24 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSamsung ISOCELL GN3
Sensor size1/1.31/1.56
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix180 MP10 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.4
Focal length68 mm67 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KHP3Samsung ISOCELL 3K1
Sensor size1/1.491/3.94
Pixel size0.56 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50DSony IMX564
Sensor size1/2.881/2.55
Pixel size0.61 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
160
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
134
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
150
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
125
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 6 Pro
158
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
133
Bokeh8565
Preview8369
Zoom160n/a

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX816 Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size 1/2.51 1/3.2
Pixel size 0.6 μm 1.12 μm
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
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
n/a
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
155
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
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 850/900/1800/1900GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsHSDPA 800/850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66)
LTE category2020
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
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
Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon)
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 799
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W No

Note

Honor Magic 6 Pro:

The rear cover is available in eco-leather, which adds 4 grams to the smartphone's weight.

Samsung Galaxy S24 (Snapdragon):

The 128 GB variant features UFS 3.1 memory, other models have UFS 4.0.","There are two models: one with dual Nano SIM, and the other with 1 Nano SIM + eSIM.

* 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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