Home Phone comparison Honor Magic 7 Lite and Honor Magic 6 - Which is better?

Honor Magic 7 Lite vs Honor Magic 6

69 out 100
Honor Magic 7 Lite
VS
81 out 100
Honor Magic 6
Honor Magic 7 Lite
Honor Magic 6

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 7 Lite Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, vs Honor Magic 6, Manufactured in January, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. 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 7 Lite
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 199g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6600mAh vs 5450mAh
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 6
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/512 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 7 Lite and Honor Magic 6
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 7 Lite
vs
Honor Magic 6

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1224x2700 pixels 1264x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.85:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 437 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 4000 nits 5000 nits
HDR support n/a Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 90.7 % 92.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.8 mm (6.41 in) 161.8 mm (6.37 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 75.4 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Water resistance IP64 n/a
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - Black
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 7 Lite
90.7 %
Honor Magic 6
92.6 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 7 Lite and Honor Magic 6 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A78)		 - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 676 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 346.1 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 7 Lite
939
Honor Magic 6
2238
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 7 Lite
2774
Honor Magic 6
6907
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9392238
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)27746907
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1334n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 7 Lite], [Honor Magic 6]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 7 Lite
601864
Honor Magic 6
2087950
CPU185479462650
GPU98003902890
Memory181400387761
UX136982334649
NanoReview Score6018642087950

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 4266 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 14
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 MagicOS 8

Battery

Volume 6600 mAh 5450 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes (50% in 25 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:55 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2.5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
SensorSamsung HM6n/a
Sensor size1/1.671/1.3
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a32 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 3456x4608 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 22 mm
Sensor CMOS n/a
Sensor size n/a 1/2.93
Autofocus No n/a
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.1 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr January, 2024 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr January, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 369 625
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Magic 6 the clear winner in this comparison.

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