Honor Magic 7 Pro vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor Magic 7 Pro Manufactured in November, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2024with chipsetApple A18 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Honor Magic 7 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5850mAh vs 3582mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Lighter design: 199g vs 223g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 8/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor Magic 7 Pro and Apple iPhone 16 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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.3 in
Resolution 1280x2800 pixels 1206x2622 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness n/a 2000 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.5 % 91.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Honor Magic 7 Pro
1520 nits
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
1778 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)360 Hz239 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.7 mm (6.41 in) 149.6 mm (5.89 in)
Width 77.1 mm (3.04 in) 71.5 mm (2.81 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 223 g (7.87 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Water resistance IP69 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
- White
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor Magic 7 Pro
90.5 %
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
91.1 %

Performance

Testing Honor Magic 7 Pro and Apple iPhone 16 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Apple A18 Pro
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 4040 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
- 4/2.42 (Sawtooth)
- 2/4.05 (Everest)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 830 Apple A18 Pro GPU
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1490 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 2289 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor Magic 7 Pro
3143
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
3558
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor Magic 7 Pro
9784
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
8958
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)31433558
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)97848958
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a32952
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor Magic 7 Pro
2707961
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
1793917
CPU615352408349
GPU1154158739305
Memory490314281199
UX448137365064
NanoReview Score27079611793917
3DMark Wild Life

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 iOS 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
OS Size 30.2 GB 18 GB
UI Skin MagicOS 9 n/a

Battery

Volume 5850 mAh 3582 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 30 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (90% in 30 min) Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:36 h 1:38 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Honor Magic 7 Pro
26:42
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
28:13
Web Browsing13:07 h11:41 h
Video Playback16:11 h17:46 h
Games06:20 h05:35 h
Standby Mode109 h132 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x 142
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 122 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 2.0f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSony IMX803
Sensor size1/1.31/1.28
Pixel size1.2 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix200 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.8
Focal length72 mm120 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3Sony IMX913
Sensor size1/1.41/3.06
Pixel size0.56 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length12 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50DSony IMX972
Sensor size1/2.881/2.55
Pixel size0.61 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Honor Magic 7 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
157
Video quality
Honor Magic 7 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
159
Overall camera score
Honor Magic 7 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
157
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a93

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length 21 mm 23 mm
Sensor Sony IMX816 Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/2.93 1/3.6
Pixel size 0.6 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.4 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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *n/aYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aUMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Honor Magic 7 Pro
89.3 dB
Apple iPhone 16 Pro
79.6 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr September, 2024 yr
Release Date November, 2024 yr September, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 1100 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 999
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W No

Note

Apple iPhone 16 Pro:

In the US, the smartphone only supports eSIM, while the international model comes with 1 physical SIM slot plus eSIM capability.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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