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Honor Magic 7 Lite vs Huawei P40 Pro

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Honor Magic 7 Lite
VS
61 out 100
Huawei P40 Pro
Honor Magic 7 Lite
Huawei P40 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 7 Lite Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, vs Huawei P40 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2020with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 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 7 Lite
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6600mAh vs 4200mAh
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 441ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/512 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 7 Lite and Huawei P40 Pro
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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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Honor Magic 7 Lite
vs
Huawei P40 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.58 in
Resolution 1224x2700 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.85:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 437 ppi 441 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 4000 nits 600 nits
HDR support n/a Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 90.7 % 92.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 7 Lite
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a365 Hz
Response timen/a3 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P40 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.8 mm (6.41 in) 158.2 mm (6.23 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 72.6 mm (2.86 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - Black
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 7 Lite
90.7 %
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 7 Lite and Huawei P40 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2860 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 710 Mali-G76 MP16
GPU Cores 256 576
GPU Frequency 676 MHz 600 MHz
FLOPS 346.1 GFLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 7 Lite
939
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 7 Lite
2774
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9391111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)27743131
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1334n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 7 Lite]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 7 Lite
601864
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
CPU185479217681
GPU98003212255
Memory181400146459
UX136982141962
NanoReview Score601864718357
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic 7 Lite
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Max Surface Temp.n/a34.2 °C
Stabilityn/a55 %
Graphics Testn/a19 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3286
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei P40 Pro]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 14 Android 10.0
OS Size n/a 16.5 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 EMUI 11

Battery

Volume 6600 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 40 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (27 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes Yes (70% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 7 Lite
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Web Browsingn/a08:10 h
Video Playbackn/a13:26 h
Gamesn/a04:54 h
Standby Moden/a81 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual 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) 7680 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
SensorSamsung HM6Sony IMX700
Sensor size1/1.671/1.28
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/3.4
Focal lengthn/a125 mm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a18 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX650
Sensor sizen/a1/1.54
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 7 Lite
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Video quality
Honor Magic 7 Lite
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 7 Lite
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a45
Zoomn/a124
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P40 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 3456x4608 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 7 Lite
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Video quality
Honor Magic 7 Lite
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
144

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
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
- NAVIC
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM 2/3/5/8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)
LTE category1821
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic 7 Lite
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
89.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 369 720
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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