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Honor Magic 6 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

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Honor Magic 6 Pro
VS
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Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
Honor Magic 6 Pro
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 6 Pro Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, Manufactured in March, 2016 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890. 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 refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 3600mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 4.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
  • Higher pixel density: 534ppi
  • Lighter design: 157g vs 225g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB		 - 4/32 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 6 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
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
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.8 in 5.5 in
Resolution 1280x2800 pixels 1440x2560 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 16:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 534 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1600 nits 610 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 92.2 % 76.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
1567 nits
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
607 nits
sRGB gamut99.7 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)360 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Honor Magic 6 Pro], [Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.5 mm (6.4 in) 150.9 mm (5.94 in)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 in) 72.6 mm (2.86 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 225 g (7.94 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
- Gold
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 6 Pro
92.2 %
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
76.2 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 6 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890
Max Frequency 3300 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.6 (Cortex-A53)
- 4/2.3 (Mongoose M1)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 14 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon No
Graphics Adreno 750 Mali-T880 MP12
GPU Cores 1536 192
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 650 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 249.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2218
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 6 Pro
6749
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)2218n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)6749n/a
Geekbench Compute (GPU)13918n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 6 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 6 Pro
2032271
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
299737
CPU44731091571
GPU88585167373
Memory39224076050
UX30687064743
NanoReview Score2032271299737

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 1794 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 32 GB
- 64 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.0
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 6.0 (Upgradeable to Android 8.0)
OS Size 26 GB 7.6 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 9 TouchWiz UI

Battery

Volume 5600 mAh 3600 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 15 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (66 W) Yes Qi/PMA
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (47% in 15 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 0:44 h 1:55 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 6 Pro
28:35
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
17:58
Web Browsing12:44 h06:39 h
Video Playback18:35 h10:54 h
Games06:20 h04:42 h
Standby Mode122 h90 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2.5x Digital
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) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 180 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 2.0f/1.7
Focal length27 mm26 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSony IMX260
Sensor size1/1.31/2.55
Pixel size1.2 μm1.4 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 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.0n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV50Dn/a
Sensor size1/2.88n/a
Pixel size0.61 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
160
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
91
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
150
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
86
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 6 Pro
158
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
89
Bokeh85n/a
Preview83n/a
Zoom160n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Honor Magic 6 Pro], [Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 5 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 2560x1440 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.7
Focal length 22 mm 22 mm
Sensor Sony IMX816 Samsung S5K4E5
Sensor size 1/2.51 1/4.1
Pixel size 0.6 μm 1.34 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
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
n/a
Video quality
Honor Magic 6 Pro
155
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.3 4.2
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C Micro USB
USB version 3.2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 800/850/900/1700(AWS)/1900/2100HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B800/B850/B900/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)
LTE category209
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic 6 Pro
87.7 dB
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge
71 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced January, 2024 yr February, 2016 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr March, 2016 yr
Launch Price ($) 800 800
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 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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