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Honor Magic 7 Lite vs OnePlus 9

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Honor Magic 7 Lite
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63 out 100
OnePlus 9
Honor Magic 7 Lite
OnePlus 9

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 7 Lite Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, vs OnePlus 9, Manufactured in March, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 7 Lite
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 437ppi
  • Lighter design: 189g vs 192g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6600mAh vs 4500mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose OnePlus 9
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • 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
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 7 Lite and OnePlus 9
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 7 Lite
vs
OnePlus 9

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1224x2700 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.85:9 20:9
Pixel density 437 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 4000 nits 500 nits
HDR support n/a Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 90.7 % 87.3 %
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
OnePlus 9
818 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a323 Hz
Response timen/a13 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 9]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.8 mm (6.41 in) 160 mm (6.3 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 74.2 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Water resistance IP64 No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame n/a Plastic
Colors - Black
- Purple		 - Black
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 7 Lite
90.7 %
OnePlus 9
87.3 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 7 Lite and OnePlus 9 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 5G
Max Frequency 2200 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process Samsung Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 780
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 676 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 346.1 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 7 Lite
939
OnePlus 9
1489
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 7 Lite
2774
OnePlus 9
3996
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9391489
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)27743996
Geekbench Compute (GPU)1334n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Magic 7 Lite]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 7 Lite
601864
OnePlus 9
937505
CPU185479248662
GPU98003308723
Memory181400169685
UX136982210435
NanoReview Score601864937505
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Honor Magic 7 Lite
n/a
OnePlus 9
5761
Max Surface Temp.n/a48.8 °C
Stabilityn/a55 %
Graphics Testn/a34 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5761
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 9]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Honor Magic 7 Lite
n/a
OnePlus 9
12032
Writing scoren/a15081
Web scoren/a11112
Video editingn/a6018
Data manipulationn/a10751
NanoReview Scoren/a12032

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 35 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 8.0 OxygenOS 13

Battery

Volume 6600 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 65 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes Yes (100% in 29 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:29 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 7 Lite
n/a
OnePlus 9
19:38
Web Browsingn/a07:52 h
Video Playbackn/a11:44 h
Gamesn/a04:32 h
Standby Moden/a96 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 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 140 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Monochrome: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
SensorSamsung HM6Sony IMX689
Sensor size1/1.671/1.43
Pixel size1 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix5 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a14 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX766
Sensor sizen/a1/1.56
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 7 Lite
n/a
OnePlus 9
123
Video quality
Honor Magic 7 Lite
n/a
OnePlus 9
104
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 7 Lite
n/a
OnePlus 9
115
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus 9]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 3456x4608 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX471
Sensor size n/a 1/3.06
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/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 5.2
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 Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM B2, 3, 5, 8
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA B1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category1820
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic 7 Lite
n/a
OnePlus 9
83 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced January, 2025 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr March, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 369 730
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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